The Ultimate New Media

This project would discuss the impact MMOs have had on me and society.  I spend most of my free time on MMOs and have much experience with them.  I believe that MMOs are amazing in the way that they are a form of new media but they can also spawn different instances of new media. (Game-specific forums, wikis, ircs, guild forums, YouTube content, etc.)  I will also explore the positives and negatives of new media principals within MMOs.  Positives can include a sense of comradery  and brotherhood while the negatives may include cyber bullying and privacy issues.  With the gaming industry continuing to grow and continuing to push online play,  the human to human interaction also continues to expand.  More MMO's are now being pushed towards the more casual users expanding the player base.  The 5 C's in new media are really pushed and tied to MMO's.  This makes MMO's the "ultimate new media".