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Paul Barnett Speaks, Part Two: Why Games Aren’t Art, and Hardcore MMO Players Are Yesterday’s News
Paul Barnett Speaks, Part Two: Why Games Aren’t Art, and Hardcore MMO Players Are Yesterday’s News
Part Two of Steve’s interview with Paul Barnett picks up immediately after where they left off. In part one, you may have noticed Paul mentioning that he hadn’t yet had the chance to sit down and prepare for a talk he was going to be giving later in the day. You know, I had a ...
Paul Barnett Speaks, Part One: His Griefer Son, the Meaning of Creativity, and Dating Games Workshop’s Daughter
Paul Barnett Speaks, Part One: His Griefer Son, the Meaning of Creativity, and Dating Games ...
mmogamer.com — In a two-part, hour-long interview Steve sits down with Paul Barnett from the Warhammer Online team to... talk about… well, whatever they felt like, mostly. Paul Barnett is one of the people I’ve always wanted to interview. Even before I took this job, I’d watch previews of ... (more) Paul Barnett Speaks, Part One: His Griefer Son, the ...
WarHammer Online's Paul Barnett Sits Down With AbleGamers - Part 1
WarHammer Online's Paul Barnett Sits Down With AbleGamers - Part 1
ablegamers.com — paul_barnett_interview_part1.jpg While AbleGamers was at GDC, we had a chance to sit down with the Creative Director... of Warhammer for Mythic Entertainment, Paul Barnett. Now you do not have to be a Warhammer fan to like this guy. If you are a lover of ... (more) WarHammer Online's Paul Barnett Sits Down With ...
Games Day '09: A moment with Paul Barnett and Josh Drescher (also, Josh loves Aubrey)
Games Day '09: A moment with Paul Barnett and Josh Drescher (also, Josh loves Aubrey)
massively.com — Even with all of the excitement occurring at Games Day , Mythic's Paul Barnett and Josh Drescher... still had a moment to sit down with us at Massively and talk a little shop about Warhammer 's overall status, Mythic's future direction of the game, ... (more) Games Day '09: A moment with Paul Barnett and Josh ...
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MMOGamer Interviews Paul Barnett
Warhammer Vault - The Ultimate Resource — ... excuse certain careers being overbalanced. This sort of thing Mark takes really seriously, and the careers team takes very seriously, and when you’re trying to put them right it’s very, very hard. I don’t begrudge anyone whose job it is to balance careers. When to make the change, when to pull the levers, when to roll it into the build, it’s “you’re dammed no matter what you do.” Read Part 1 of MMOGamer's Paul Barnett interview here , and wash it down with a big helping of part two when you're done ! -- beibhinn @ Wednesday, 27 May, 2009 [image] ...

Casual MMOs, the iPhone and you
Epic Slant - MMO Design and Guild Leadership — ... There is a trend that I couldn’t help but notice as of late. More and more developers are suggesting that the AAA MMO is not the wave of the future and is soon to be an endangered species. Now there are (apparently) numerous casual games in development poised to replace our long term behemoth loves with their new, easy to play and stop playing offerings. One such game is the massively popular Free Realms. This MMO is free to play, extremely polished and lets players do whatever they want when they want. It is, without a doubt, a fun experience even if it isn’t ...

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