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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[MMOrigins: The play's the thing]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/13/mmorigins-the-plays-the-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/13/mmorigins-the-plays-the-thing/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/13/mmorigins-the-plays-the-thing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmorigins/" rel="tag">MMOrigins</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmorigins/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/mmorigin_krystitle6.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
When it comes to my roots in MMOs, I actually have to start fairly early on with my general introduction to tech geekery. Growing up in my house was a somewhat strange affair. You see, back when computers used to take up entire rooms and ran on giant reels of tape -- later plastic key cards and paper tapes -- my father was working with them. Being part of our household meant one was essentially living with a highly technical mind that worked on and loved things like supercomputers. I experienced ideas and machines that many in the world hadn't, save in movies or on TV. It also meant that there were some pretty strange technical odds and ends floating around our home.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/13/mmorigins-the-plays-the-thing/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMOrigins: The play's the thing</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/13/mmorigins-the-plays-the-thing/">MMOrigins: The play's the thing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/13/mmorigins-the-plays-the-thing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19236366/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/13/mmorigins-the-plays-the-thing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cosplay</category><category>featured</category><category>larp</category><category>live-action-role-playing</category><category>mmo</category><category>mmorigins</category><category>mmorpg</category><category>mmospg</category><category>opinion</category><category>role-play</category><category>role-playing</category><category>vampire-the-masquerade</category><category>vtm</category><category>wod</category><category>world-of-darkness</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
