Academic paper by Paul van der Meer, undergraduate student of information and communication technology at the school of Communication and Multimedia Design of Avans University.

Deus Ex designer Warren Spector is not a fan of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs). "I'm one of those people who doesn't find anything interesting at all in leveling up, finding a +3 sword, or paper-dolling a character with a purple cloak" (Sheffield). This is exactly the reason I don't play MMOs. I would love to wander around in a world with other players and enjoy the challenges. But I need story and interesting characters. Let's look at the problems and the solutions to make this happen in an MMO.

Download the PDF of "Storytelling in MMOs" (6 pages).