Opening night at the State of Play: Reloaded conference at New York Law School on October 28 saw an animated debate of the rules governing the behavior of participants in virtual worlds and a majorannouncement from conference co-sponsor Linden Labs.
During the first session, “The State of Play,” moderator Julian Dibbell, contributing editor, Wired magazine, and panelists considered: Who makes the rules in virtual worlds? Who is responsible for enforcing them? What rights do players of these massively multiplayer online games have? And how might different games affect their ability to compete with each other based on their systems for making and enforcing rules?
