Game Designers As Social Engineers

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday November 30, 2005 @12:46PM from the welcome-to-the-world-of-tomorrow dept.

hapwned writes "In an article from The Escapist, Allen Varney explores a future where a 'simulated reputation economy' will be as valuable our current monetary economy. From the article: 'The game designer today occupies a nebulous social role, a mutant cross of technician, scenarist, entertainer, architect and sometimes even artist. The upcoming reputation economy offers ambitious designers a larger sphere, a chance to change the world and eventually transform the lives of millions. If you're up for it, start planning.'"

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Re:Didn't Cory Doctorow already say this? by Allen+Varney · 2005-11-30 19:01 · Score: 3, Informative

...in "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom"

Uh... Yes, indeed he did. Which is why I quoted him early in the article. And this kind of comment gets modded "Informative"?