Recent content by Erik Robson

It's an entirely worthwhile question -- why didn't collaborative interactive fiction ("role-playing games") appear anywhere in documented human history until 1974 A.D.? I'm not satisfied with how the essay answers the question, but I doubt it can be covered in four pages. The topic seems...

What are they working on now? Something new? This can't all be intended to support their existing titles...

I don't believe there's a being that has a hand in human (or even Earthly) affairs. In that sense, I'm an Atheist. The Universe DOES follow a set of tangible, testable rules; how did those rules get established? No idea. In that sense, I'm an Agnostic.

Cool, I've been hoping for a horror-themed MMO for a while. Except.... ...their site doesn't seem to work with Mozilla: "Web page of Silkroad Online[SIC] is optimized under below condition. Windows Operation Systems ( Microsoft Windows 9X/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 ) Microsoft Internet...

I think there needs to be some flexibility, both on the part of developers and fans. It's entirely possible for a design to retain certain fundamental elements of Lovecraft while discarding ones that don't translate well. Allen did a great job of isolating the latter category. If it's the...