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WoW and Innovation

[Sep 14, 2009, 9:24 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

How World of Warcraft (WoW) Promotes Innovation on the Deloitte Website offers downloads of a Adobe Acrobat document with an academic look at how collaborative techniques are being innovated in World of Warcraft (thanks Neutronbeam). Word is: "The online game World of Warcraft (WoW) has become a global phenomenon with more than 11.5 million total active subscribers. WoW constantly changes and morphs not just as a result of the actions of game developers but in response to those of the players as well, making it unpredictable and challenging. This characteristic of the game makes it an intriguing simulacrum for the real world—and a fascinating laboratory for emerging trends in learning, collaboration, and performance improvement. As gamers grapple with an ever-changing, ever uncertain in-game environment, they are pioneering new techniques that may prove highly relevant to the business world."

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Re: WoW and Innovation

Sep 15, 2009, 12:54

Kxmode

I consider myself a diehard WOW player but calling WOW innovative is pushing it. To quote Jeff Goldblum's character in Jurassic Park, "You read what others had done and you took the next step". Most of WOW's innovations were created in other games. The only thing Blizzard did with them was integrate them into WOW with a high degree of polish. Offhand here's a list of innovations and who created them: Achievements - Lord of the Rings Online Auction House - Ultima Online Battlegrounds - PlanetSide Classes - Star Wars Galaxies Content phasing - Lord of the Rings Online PVP - Ultima Online Quests - EverQuest Talents - Diablo 2 Telling an immersive story via consecutive monthly content since launch - Asheron's Call This comment was edited on Sep 15, 2009, 13:05.

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Comment [quote="Kxmode"Sep 15, 2009, 12:54]I consider myself a diehard WOW player but calling WOW innovative is pushing it. To quote Jeff Goldblum's character in Jurassic Park, "You read what others had done and you took the next step". Most of WOW's innovations were created in other games. The only thing Blizzard did with them was integrate them into WOW with a high degree of polish. Offhand here's a list of innovations and who created them: Achievements - Lord of the Rings Online Auction House - Ultima Online Battlegrounds - PlanetSide Classes - Star Wars Galaxies Content phasing - Lord of the Rings Online PVP - Ultima Online Quests - EverQuest Talents - Diablo 2 Telling an immersive story via consecutive monthly content since launch - Asheron's Call [/quote]

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