http://citystate.co.uk/archives/on-the-closing-of-metaplace/ Observations on games by Robin Clarke Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://citystate.co.uk/archives/on-the-closing-of-metaplace/comment-page-1/#comment-20812 Shedletsky Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:08:17 +0000 http://citystate.co.uk/?p=680#comment-20812 "Memorable worlds that I stumbled upon included a recreation of 1880s Whitechapel (populated with Ragnarok Online sprites) intended to teach about the Ripper murders, a virtual hospital, various explorable galleries built by graphic designers and musicians, a Star Trek ship, a transgender memorial garden and (depressingly inevitably) a “pro-traditional marriage” advocacy centre." - I've got to say, none of those things sound all that great. MetaPlace is like Second Life, only in 2D, slow, and with even less to do. “Memorable worlds that I stumbled upon included a recreation of 1880s Whitechapel (populated with Ragnarok Online sprites) intended to teach about the Ripper murders, a virtual hospital, various explorable galleries built by graphic designers and musicians, a Star Trek ship, a transgender memorial garden and (depressingly inevitably) a “pro-traditional marriage” advocacy centre.” – I’ve got to say, none of those things sound all that great. MetaPlace is like Second Life, only in 2D, slow, and with even less to do.

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