I’m sure that this isn’t news to everyone who reads this, but Nick Yee’s Daedalus Project has been put into hibernation mode. I can understand where he’s coming from, and I wish him well in his future projects. It would be a shame if people forget about the body of work he has assembled, though, so if you get some time, I highly suggest popping over there and digging around in his archives.
Daedalus Hiatus
March 11, 2009 by Tesh
Posted in Administrative, Game Design | Tagged daedalus project, game industry, mmo, psychology | 5 Comments
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Oh man. I am really sorry to read this. I always found his research incredibly interesting.
Aye, me too. At least he’s leaving the site up so that we can still access what he’s done so far.
I got that email a few days ago too, but the link on my site isn’t going anywhere. I’ve been taking part in and reading that site for almost a decade — great stuff.
However, life does go on. I totally understand why he’s moving on, too, though it’ll be sad not to find new surveys and results every few months.
Indeed. It also reminded me that I’ve neglected to put a link to his site on my blogroll, despite having his site as a personal bookmark.
*goes to rectify that situation*
I’d come across that work before but had forgotten about it. Thanks for the link, I’ve added it to my collection of things to pour over when I make my perfect armchair MMO