- Julian Dibbell
Julian Dibbell (pronEng|dɨˈbɛl) (born
February 23 ,1963 inNew York, New York , U.S.) is a technologyjournalist with a particular interest in social systems within online communities. His 1993 article "A Rape in Cyberspace " [ [http://www.juliandibbell.com/texts/bungle_vv.html Dibbell, Julian. "A Rape in Cyberspace." "The Village Voice" 21 Dec 1993.] ] detailed attempts ofLambdaMOO , an online community to deal with lawbreaking in its midst. The article was later included in Dibbell's book, "My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World". Additionally, Dibbell has chronicled the evolution of online worlds for "Wired" Magazine, and has written about his attempt to make a living playingMMORPG s in the book "Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot". Dibbell is also a founder of the academic gaming research blog Terra Nova.Works
*Dibbell, Julian. "My Tiny Life: crime and passion in a virtual world". Owl Books, 1999. ISBN 0805036261
*Dibbell, Julian. "Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot". Basic Books, 2006. ISBN 0465015352Notes
External links
* [http://juliandibbell.com Official site]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/magazine/17lootfarmers-t.html The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer] - By Julian Dibbell, published in the "New York Times " on June 17, 2007.
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