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"If anyone samples this for a hardcore techno dance track I shall expect a royalty."
"When it comes to computer games, many academics seem to be one step down from judges in their lack of engagement with the real world."

Richard Allan Bartle is a British writer, professor and game researcher in the massively multiplayer online game industry. He co-created MUD1 in 1978, and is the author of the 2003 book Designing Virtual Worlds.
"If anyone samples this for a hardcore techno dance track I shall expect a royalty."
"Guardian Unlimited interview, July 17, 2007"
"Id take over World of Warcraft and Id close it. I just want better virtual worlds. Sacrificing one of the best so its players have to seek out alternatives would be a sure-fire way to ensure that unknown gems got the chance they deserved, and that new games were developed to push back the boundaries. Er, I would get to do this anonymously, wouldnt I?"