Julian Dibbell
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Julian Dibbell (pronounced /dɨˈbɛl/) (born February 23, 1963 in New York, New York, U.S.) is a technology journalist with a particular interest in social systems within online communities. His 1993 article A Rape in Cyberspace[1] detailed attempts of LambdaMOO, an online community to deal with lawbreaking in its midst. The article was later included in Dibbell's book, My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World. Additionally, Dibbell has chronicled the evolution of online worlds for Wired Magazine, and has written about his attempt to make a living playing MMORPGs in the book Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot.
[edit] Works
- Dibbell, Julian. My Tiny Life: crime and passion in a virtual world. Owl Books, 1999. ISBN 0805036261
- Dibbell, Julian. Play Money: or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot. Basic Books, 2006. ISBN 0465015352
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[edit] External links
- Official site
- The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer - By Julian Dibbell, published in the New York Times on June 17, 2007.
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