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"Emmett, do you want to say something?" she asked. The main hall was stifling to me in that moment. The barn which was converted into a two story classroom and office space, left a large portion open, and laminated. It had mirrors and parallel bars across one side for ballet, but was used for other large events when needed. Sitting in training like I was, with the huge vaulted space above me I decided to close the journal I had been furiously scribbling in, and speak. "...yyyeeaah?" Everyone chuckled a bit. I tried to compose my thoughts. "I think our programming is... well Meat-space-centric?" Looking around the room I had everyone's eyes, and they looked like the eyes of someone who has just heard a soon to be passerby start yammering under their breath. They were braced for some crazy. I continued. "People use the term meat-space to present a dichotomy between the 'real' and 'virtual' worlds. I mean there is no such thin...

 When you ask a gamer about their favorite game, undoubtedly his eyes will glisten, and his voice will soften as he becomes enveloped with nostalgia about an earlier version of a once great franchise.  I have seen the climb and decline of several multiplayer games over the course of time. All too often I have heard of a game that sounds like a great concept, and it is released with extremes in its design. The community takes them and runs in every direction while the developers sit back and say, "Woah, we didn't see that coming." They take notes and return to the drawing board, and with a sequel or patch they take all of the quirks that players found into account and start making their product, into a Game.  My capitalization is intentional, and I will explain myself after a trip down memory lane. Veteran fans of the Tribes series will hurriedly shake their fists and discount Tribes:Vengeance and Ascend. They would tell you that the games lost something along the way....