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Online Role-play Meets Creative Need
For many teens and 20-somethings, the internet offers a lot more than Myspace, Facebook, Photobucket, email and shopping. There is a phenomenon that is sweeping college dormitories and keeping young people online for a lot longer than ever before. This is the MMORPG. Massively multi-player online role-playing game. For some, these games offer an occasional diversion and allow players to interact with other players from around the world. This interaction is in the form of a "player-character" who is human in appearance but often has qualities that human beings lack.