Comments on: At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:58:00 -0800 hourly 1 By: scott http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2973383 scott Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:16:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2973383 You sound like you need to get a life and find something in the real world to use your ideas on,waisting your time like you have been, will only make you feel irratated about the slightest thing,and this WILL co-inside with your real everyday life so take a time out from computing go swimming or go to the local cafe or something jeeeez. You sound like you need to get a life and find something in the real world to use your ideas on,waisting your time like you have been, will only make you feel irratated about the slightest thing,and this WILL co-inside with your real everyday life so take a time out from computing go swimming or go to the local cafe or something jeeeez.

]]> By: Challenge Your Facebook Friends To A Geewa Game Via Chat | Blog YODspica Ltd http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2685348 Challenge Your Facebook Friends To A Geewa Game Via Chat | Blog YODspica Ltd Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:15:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2685348 [...] networks like Zynga, Playfish, and Mytopia, which both give users the opportunity to connect to several social networks besides Facebook, including MySpace and Bebo. It can be difficult to be a small fish in a big sea [...] [...] networks like Zynga, Playfish, and Mytopia, which both give users the opportunity to connect to several social networks besides Facebook, including MySpace and Bebo. It can be difficult to be a small fish in a big sea [...]

]]> By: Challenge Your Facebook Friends To A Geewa Game Via Chat http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2684403 Challenge Your Facebook Friends To A Geewa Game Via Chat Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:14:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2684403 [...] networks like Zynga, Playfish, and Mytopia, which both give users the opportunity to connect to several social networks besides Facebook, including MySpace and Bebo. It can be difficult to be a small fish in a big sea [...] [...] networks like Zynga, Playfish, and Mytopia, which both give users the opportunity to connect to several social networks besides Facebook, including MySpace and Bebo. It can be difficult to be a small fish in a big sea [...]

]]> By: Jenny http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2516929 Jenny Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:00:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2516929 I hope this gets to Israel.. I've been playing on Mytopia for about 4 months now, the site in general is a great idea, lots of fun, meeting people from around the world etc. The last month has been a total disaster.. The main ambition is earning silver and gold and also xps which help you climb levels, most people would like to see themselves in the top 10 players of the world. I've made my way to level 69 in Bingo and to go any higher I need to earn about 50000 xps or more. This is impossible because the xps you earn by playing the game is 25xps or less, can you imagine how many games you would have to play to advance! I would earn a few extra xps by playing people ranked about the same as me but because of impossibility of it many of the long playing players have dropped out. Besides the highest room is level 30, there's just nothing to aim for anymore. Which brings me onto rooms.. With the gold you can buy your own private island which sounds wonderful, you have a password which only people you invite can use. The islands were mostly done due to numerous complaints about certain people causing trouble, the aim was to keep conflicting parties separate. Even though people complained about the main trouble makers nothing was ever done about them, they were just left to cause even more conflict and still are there. Islands were brought by myself and some of my higher ranking friends. One of their islands went up but it the level was level 1 which is unrealistic seeing they are at least level 40 players. I have seen this one room go up and taken off over and over for at least three weeks this is only one room and they can't get it running. The other people that brought islands are still waiting for theirs to be put up and are told they'll be up by the end of the week and nothing ever eventuates. Because there's nothing to aim for anymore in Bingo a few of us decided to try other games which is Video Poker or Slots. Again the problem is the same the highest room is a level 30 room and people are moving up fast leaving the lower rooms getting empty the high rooms filling to the brim with nowhere to go. There are constant upgrades which disrupt games which is very annoying especially if you've spent hours trying to get your xps up only to be disconnected from the server which makes you lose your hard earned xps and silver. A complaint to support is a waste of time because nothing is ever done to make amends for the loss or any other matter. I've actually made a complaint to support about abusive 'invaders' who came into a room and wrote very distressing comments to an elderly lady and nothing was done, I since found out these two invaders were friends on her Facebook! I complained again and again nothing was done even though I had made notes of the attack. Half of the people that I know have complained that their private chat isn't working and again support has been told and nothing has been done. I know the site is Beta and the flaws have to be worked out but it just seems to me that the way it's going with rooms that don't operate, chat that doesn't work, silver and xps being lost and complaints not been followed up that this site that would be so good is just going to crash and burn because they just can't get their act together. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope this gets to Israel..
I’ve been playing on Mytopia for about 4 months now, the site in general is a great idea, lots of fun, meeting people from around the world etc.
The last month has been a total disaster..
The main ambition is earning silver and gold and also xps which help you climb levels, most people would like to see themselves in the top 10 players of the world.
I’ve made my way to level 69 in Bingo and to go any higher I need to earn about 50000 xps or more. This is impossible because the xps you earn by playing the game is 25xps or less, can you imagine how many games you would have to play to advance!
I would earn a few extra xps by playing people ranked about the same as me but because of impossibility of it many of the long playing players have dropped out. Besides the highest room is level 30, there’s just nothing to aim for anymore.
Which brings me onto rooms..
With the gold you can buy your own private island which sounds wonderful, you have a password which only people you invite can use. The islands were mostly done due to numerous complaints about certain people causing trouble, the aim was to keep conflicting parties separate.
Even though people complained about the main trouble makers nothing was ever done about them, they were just left to cause even more conflict and still are there.
Islands were brought by myself and some of my higher ranking friends. One of their islands went up but it the level was level 1 which is unrealistic seeing they are at least level 40 players.
I have seen this one room go up and taken off over and over for at least three weeks this is only one room and they can’t get it running.
The other people that brought islands are still waiting for theirs to be put up and are told they’ll be up by the end of the week and nothing ever eventuates.
Because there’s nothing to aim for anymore in Bingo a few of us decided to try other games which is Video Poker or Slots.
Again the problem is the same the highest room is a level 30 room and people are moving up fast leaving the lower rooms getting empty the high rooms filling to the brim with nowhere to go.
There are constant upgrades which disrupt games which is very annoying especially if you’ve spent hours trying to get your xps up only to be disconnected from the server which makes you lose your hard earned xps and silver.
A complaint to support is a waste of time because nothing is ever done to make amends for the loss or any other matter.
I’ve actually made a complaint to support about abusive ‘invaders’ who came into a room and wrote very distressing comments to an elderly lady and nothing was done, I since found out these two invaders were friends on her Facebook! I complained again and again nothing was done even though I had made notes of the attack.
Half of the people that I know have complained that their private chat isn’t working and again support has been told and nothing has been done.
I know the site is Beta and the flaws have to be worked out but it just seems to me that the way it’s going with rooms that don’t operate, chat that doesn’t work, silver and xps being lost and complaints not been followed up that this site that would be so good is just going to crash and burn because they just can’t get their act together.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

]]> By: Social Gaming Network Buys Facebook Market Share http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2294044 Social Gaming Network Buys Facebook Market Share Tue, 13 May 2008 18:13:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2294044 [...] money first. But while they keep elbowing each other for position, they shouldn’t forget that newer entrants with social-gaming platform ambitions are always trying to close in behind them. CrunchBase [...] [...] money first. But while they keep elbowing each other for position, they shouldn’t forget that newer entrants with social-gaming platform ambitions are always trying to close in behind them. CrunchBase [...]

]]> By: Her Topia, His Topia, MyTopia – Helping The World Play Together : AdMarkTech.Com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2188803 Her Topia, His Topia, MyTopia – Helping The World Play Together : AdMarkTech.Com Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:22:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2188803 [...] platform simultaneously across Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, Mytopia. In addition, as reported by Techcrunch, Mytopia also launched the same games across the major Web and rolled out desktop widgets to [...] [...] platform simultaneously across Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, Mytopia. In addition, as reported by Techcrunch, Mytopia also launched the same games across the major Web and rolled out desktop widgets to [...]

]]> By: Sudoku Maniac http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2065133 Sudoku Maniac Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:33:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2065133 It will be great if casual gaming companies concentrate more on games that make education fun like Sudoku. It will be great if casual gaming companies concentrate more on games that make education fun like Sudoku.

]]> By: Virtual Paris 2007 » Mes liens du 21 mars 2008 au 29 mars 2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2061841 Virtual Paris 2007 » Mes liens du 21 mars 2008 au 29 mars 2008 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:04:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2061841 [...] At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together - Une plateforme de jeux lancée sur Facebook, Mebo et MySpace [...] [...] At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together – Une plateforme de jeux lancée sur Facebook, Mebo et MySpace [...]

]]> By: DIGEST http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2057944 DIGEST Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:29:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2057944 [...] Mytopia launches pan networks This widget game creator is launching several widgets on multiple platforms without being OpenSocial compliant. Unlike OpenSocial the games work across the different social [...] [...] Mytopia launches pan networks This widget game creator is launching several widgets on multiple platforms without being OpenSocial compliant. Unlike OpenSocial the games work across the different social [...]

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2057181 Rob Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:34:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2057181 These are ambitious plans and I definitely applaud you for it. I'll be interested in learning more about the sorts of games you'll be hosting in the future. Someone you may be interested in getting in touch with in Israel is Yehuda Berlinger, who maintains a blog at http://jergames.blogspot.com/ . I suspect he'd be a very good person to have on your team. These are ambitious plans and I definitely applaud you for it. I’ll be interested in learning more about the sorts of games you’ll be hosting in the future.

Someone you may be interested in getting in touch with in Israel is Yehuda Berlinger, who maintains a blog at http://jergames.blogspot.com/ . I suspect he’d be a very good person to have on your team.

]]> By: The Sierra Network II | The CyberwBlog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2051788 The Sierra Network II | The CyberwBlog Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:27:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2051788 [...] of computer history trivia at best. But it’s particularly relevant when you compare it to the recently launched Mytopia gaming service. Mytopia allows you to play common internet games (think hearts, sudoku, chess, etcetera) across [...] [...] of computer history trivia at best. But it’s particularly relevant when you compare it to the recently launched Mytopia gaming service. Mytopia allows you to play common internet games (think hearts, sudoku, chess, etcetera) across [...]

]]> By: Quote by At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together | Oliver's Stuff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2051742 Quote by At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together | Oliver's Stuff Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:11:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2051742 [...] At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together [...] [...] At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together [...]

]]> By: Bruno http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2051542 Bruno Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:09:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2051542 Just played a couple games - wow! - first impression, pretty impressive. very well done indeed... Just played a couple games – wow! – first impression, pretty impressive. very well done indeed…

]]> By: Loving Links « The Rosemont Loving http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2050730 Loving Links « The Rosemont Loving Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:59:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2050730 [...] Techcrunch - At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together A sign of things to come, an [...] [...] Techcrunch – At Launch, Mytopia Shows Social Networks How To Play Nicely Together A sign of things to come, an [...]

]]> By: Verizon Big Winner in FCC Auction - New Miro and OpenOffice Updates - Twitter Proposal - Free Line Report 3.24.08 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2050343 Verizon Big Winner in FCC Auction - New Miro and OpenOffice Updates - Twitter Proposal - Free Line Report 3.24.08 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:50:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2050343 [...] Friday, we saw the launch of the new cross platform gaming network, Mytopia. It launched simultaneously across MySpace, Facebook and Bebo. It currently has eight [...] [...] Friday, we saw the launch of the new cross platform gaming network, Mytopia. It launched simultaneously across MySpace, Facebook and Bebo. It currently has eight [...]

]]> By: SNOWEN http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049919 SNOWEN Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:57:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049919 I LOVE GALIA. xoxo I LOVE GALIA.

xoxo

]]> By: Vaibhav http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049759 Vaibhav Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:11:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049759 First Impression: Bad! http://www.onlineobservations.net/mytopia-is-bringing-the-social-networks-together First Impression: Bad!

http://www.onli...tworks-together

]]> By: rachelrae http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049607 rachelrae Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:46:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049607 I checked mytopia out for fun and had such a negative experience that I decided to blog about it. http://apocexperience.blogspot.com/2008/03/mytopia-is-no-utopia.html I checked mytopia out for fun and had such a negative experience that I decided to blog about it.
http://apocexpe...-no-utopia.html

]]> By: Amy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049427 Amy Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:54:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049427 I love you, GALIA. I love you, GALIA.

]]> By: Jlein http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049343 Jlein Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:05:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049343 Awesome -- really innovative and i agree the map (and message) draws you in. You're definitely on to something here. Awesome — really innovative and i agree the map (and message) draws you in. You’re definitely on to something here.

]]> By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Easter Blogging '08 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049128 Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Easter Blogging '08 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:44:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049128 [...] Playing games with people between networks - is finally here. Now lets see how fast it takes Mark Pincus to copy this. [...] [...] Playing games with people between networks – is finally here. Now lets see how fast it takes Mark Pincus to copy this. [...]

]]> By: Multi-Player Trivia Games http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049026 Multi-Player Trivia Games Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:06:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049026 Platforms for "cross social network gaming" are the way of the future, the true open source for multi-player gaming communities. Platforms for “cross social network gaming” are the way of the future, the true open source for multi-player gaming communities.

]]> By: Caramelhoneys http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2049009 Caramelhoneys Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2049009 The cross platform touch is what sells this company.....Imagine if they had the talent to produce games such as Halo..Gears of War,etc...and then play those games across vast networks...HUGE.. This is something for the big gaming companies to take a look at.... The cross platform touch is what sells this company…..Imagine if they had the talent to produce games such as Halo..Gears of War,etc…and then play those games across vast networks…HUGE.. This is something for the big gaming companies to take a look at….

]]> By: nate http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2048587 nate Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:27:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2048587 Thanks for the info Guy - I used to play on INN as well and loved it, glad someone is bringing it back. Still some bugs and issues I'm sure you're aware of, but looks like a solid foundation in a great direction. Keep it up. Thanks for the info Guy – I used to play on INN as well and loved it, glad someone is bringing it back. Still some bugs and issues I’m sure you’re aware of, but looks like a solid foundation in a great direction. Keep it up.

]]> By: Guy Ben-Artzi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2048424 Guy Ben-Artzi Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:55:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/at-launch-mytopia-shows-social-networks-how-to-play-nicely-together/#comment-2048424 Hey ‘nobody’, I think it’s great that you remember The Sierra Network (TSN), not enough people do. I played on it when I was a kid, probably 11 years old. My dad bought me my first modem, I think it was a 2400 baud U.S. Robotics. I ran up a bill of over $200 in the first month using it to play on TSN, which resulted in the modem being confiscated for a while. Can you imagine back in 1991 playing Red Baron against dozens of people in real time from your modem before anyone even knew what email or Internet was? TSN was one of those things that made me fall in love with computers and ultimately work in the games business. I’ve been communicating with some of the early Sierra employees who who made TSN and they are very supportive. I have the deepest respect for them. They were definitely ahead of their time. I’m glad we were able to catch some of the flavor from the original experience. It’s a nice tribute to a watershed moment in digital entertainment which not enough people know about. You should check out Al Lowe’s site. He was involved in putting it together. Super nice, funny guy. He made some of my favorite games like Leisure Suit Larry. He has this great post on his site about how they (re)invented the Internet - http://www.allowe.com/Larry/land.htm Sierra Online was IMHO one of the top 3 gaming companies in history. It’s unfortauntely that in the end a large company took control of TSN, only to let the service die. Of course, all the IP has long been abandoned so don’t worry, but the vision of making a world where everyone can play together still exists. It’s 2008 and the market today is very different than it was back then, from every aspect. 15 years is a lot in ‘Internet time’. Today the web is being organized around many huge communities, which are opening up in different ways to draw in interesting content for their users. Unfrotauntely, the modern Web is still very fragmanted and suffers as a result from some of the same issues that plague the mobile industry. We’re spending a lot of time and energy to bridge these gaps. I think the games industry can make an important contribution in the next year in bringing about Convergence. Guy Ben-Artzi Founder, CEO www.mytopia.com Hey ‘nobody’,

I think it’s great that you remember The Sierra Network (TSN), not enough people do. I played on it when I was a kid, probably 11 years old. My dad bought me my first modem, I think it was a 2400 baud U.S. Robotics. I ran up a bill of over $200 in the first month using it to play on TSN, which resulted in the modem being confiscated for a while. Can you imagine back in 1991 playing Red Baron against dozens of people in real time from your modem before anyone even knew what email or Internet was?

TSN was one of those things that made me fall in love with computers and ultimately work in the games business. I’ve been communicating with some of the early Sierra employees who who made TSN and they are very supportive. I have the deepest respect for them. They were definitely ahead of their time. I’m glad we were able to catch some of the flavor from the original experience. It’s a nice tribute to a watershed moment in digital entertainment which not enough people know about.

You should check out Al Lowe’s site. He was involved in putting it together. Super nice, funny guy. He made some of my favorite games like Leisure Suit Larry. He has this great post on his site about how they (re)invented the Internet – http://www.allo.../Larry/land.htm

Sierra Online was IMHO one of the top 3 gaming companies in history. It’s unfortauntely that in the end a large company took control of TSN, only to let the service die. Of course, all the IP has long been abandoned so don’t worry, but the vision of making a world where everyone can play together still exists.

It’s 2008 and the market today is very different than it was back then, from every aspect. 15 years is a lot in ‘Internet time’. Today the web is being organized around many huge communities, which are opening up in different ways to draw in interesting content for their users. Unfrotauntely, the modern Web is still very fragmanted and suffers as a result from some of the same issues that plague the mobile industry. We’re spending a lot of time and energy to bridge these gaps. I think the games industry can make an important contribution in the next year in bringing about Convergence.

Guy Ben-Artzi
Founder, CEO
http://www.mytopia.com

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