![]() ![]() As such, this presents an interesting subject for an analysis of emergence in games. 2 However, Ironmen stand out from these other emergent practices because a strong community and identity has formed around this style of play, and because the game creators, Jagex, have incorporated this practice into the game software. Other playing styles have emerged from player behaviour, such as “pures” who choose to train their characters only in combat skills, or only in non-combat skills, for instance crafting. This style of play emerged as player behaviour in the early 2000s, and was built into the game’s software in 2014. 1 In practice, this means that Ironmen characters cannot trade with nor fight other characters, nor fight enemies together. Ironman is primarily a mode of play, in which interaction with other players is avoided in favour of “self-sufficiency”. Using Ironmen as a lens, I will explore ideas of emergence and sociality in OSRS. During these periods of solo play, I discovered the Ironman style of play, which will be the focus of my ethnography. ![]() My seminar group started playing OSRS as a group of seven in the same room, but quickly moved to playing in smaller subgroups or alone (in the physical world). OldSchool Runescape (OSRS) is a massively multi-player online roleplaying game (MMORPG) with a fantasy theme, which offers players a choice between multiple PVP and PVE goals.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |