| Curriculum Vitae |
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Personal
| Full Name | Dr Richard Allan Bartle |
| richard@mud.co.uk |
| Born: | 10th January, 1960 Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
Education:
| Hornsea School, Eastgate, Hornsea, East Yorkshire | |
| O-level: | Mathematics Computer Science English English Literature French Spanish Biology Physics Chemistry Technical Drawing |
| A/O-level: | Advanced Mathematics |
| A-level: | Mathematics Physics Chemistry General Studies |
| Essex University, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex | |
| BSc: | Computer Science (1st Class) |
| PhD: | Artificial Intelligence |
| Marital: | Married to Gail, 1985 |
| Children: | Jennifer (born 1990) Madeleine (born 1994) |
Professional
Awards:
| 2005: | Game Developers Choice Awards: First Penguin (now known as the Pioneers' Award) |
| 2010: | Game Developers Choice Online Awards: Online Game Legend |
| 2013: | GameIS Awards: Half-Life Achievement |
Employment:
| 1984-87: | Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Essex University |
| 1987-2000: | Programming Director, MUSE Ltd. |
| 2000-2001: | Head of Online Games, Gameplay plc. |
| 2001-present: | Independent consultant |
| 2002-2003: | Fellow, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Essex University |
| 2003-2007: | Principal Fellow, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Essex University |
| 2004-2007: | Visiting Professor, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Essex University |
| 2008: | Principal Fellow, Department of Computing and Electronic Systems, Essex University |
| 2008: | Visiting Professor, Department of Computing and Electronic Systems, Essex University |
| 2009: | Principal Fellow, School of Computer Science and Electronic Systems, Essex University |
| 2009-2013: | Visiting Professor, School of Computer Science and Electronic Systems, Essex University |
| 2009-present: | Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Electronic Systems, Essex University |
| 2013-present: | Honorary Professor, School of Computer Science and Electronic Systems, Essex University |
| 2017-present: | Gästprofessor, Department of Game Design, Uppsala University |
Projects:
| 1977-78: | Edited play-by-mail magazine: Sauce of the Nile |
| 1977: | Designed Waving Hands, a two-player wizard duel game |
| 1978-81: | Programmed the world's first MUD, with Roy Trubshaw |
| 1985-2000: | Programmed MUD2, the world's most sophisticated MUD |
| 1994: | Designed Sopera, a Soap Opera card game |
| 2000: | Programmed Freudian slip, a psychological JavaScript game. |
| 2001: | Designed Tama Cutie, a mobile phone (SMS) game |
| 2001-2002: | Programmed Spunky Princess, SpyMaster, Teenage Daughter's Bedroom and Thugs in Tutus, a suite of JavaScript games. |
| 2002: | Programmed The Maze Machine and Haikumatic, a suite of JavaScript games. |
| 2001: | Designed SMS Dating, a mobile phone (SMS) game |
| 2002: | Designed an unnamed series of mobile phone (SMS) quiz games |
| 2002: | Designed SMS Dating extensions |
| 2003: | Programmed The Pink Professor Hypertext Game (TPP is a children's cartoon character) |
| 2003: | Designed an unnamed multi-player N-Gage game and three series of scenarios |
| 2007-2008: | Compiled question sets for Wits and Wagers |
Directorships:
| 1985-2007: | MUSE Ltd. (development of on-line computer games) |
| 1994-2016: | Sopera Ltd. (licensing of collectible card game) |
| 1995-2000: | DragonMedia Ltd. (production of on-line computer games) |
| 2011-present: | Lucido Entertainment Ltd. (production of on-line computer games) |
| 2011-2012: | Beck and Bartle Ltd. (production of text-based games) |
Advisory and Editorial boards:
| 1998-1999: | The Cursor (magazine) |
| 1999-2000: | Journal of Virtual Environments (journal) |
| 2001-2003: | Arenatek Ltd. (virtual world hosting service) |
| 2001-present: | Red Bedlam Ltd. (virtual world developer) |
| 2002-present: | The Themis Group (virtual world design, development and operations consultancy) |
| 2003-present: | Game Studies (journal) |
| 2004-present: | Running Games AS (virtual world developer) |
| 2005-present: | Games and Culture (journal) |
| 2007-present: | International Journal of Role-Playing (journal) |
| 2007-present: | Virtual Worlds Forum (journal) |
| 2013-2014: | Amplify (educational software) |
Consultancies (long term):
| 1984-85: | British Telecommunications Research Labs |
| 1989-90: | British Telecommunications Research Labs |
| 1994-95: | Mercury Communications Ltd. |
| 1994-96: | Interplay Productions Inc. |
| 1996: | Engage Games Online Inc. |
| 1997-98: | BTP Ltd. |
| 2000-2002: | neo Software Produktions, GmbH. |
| 2006-2010: | Metaplace Inc. |
Note: due to non-disclosure agreements, the above list is somewhat incomplete.
Collaborations:
| 1985-99: | CompuServe Inc. |
| 1985-1991: | BT New Information Services |
| 1991-96: | On-Line plc. |
| 1992: | Access 24 Inc. (Everex) |
| 1992-94: | U.S. Videotel. (NVN) |
| 1993-96: | Kesmai Aries Ltd. (GEnie) |
| 1994-95: | Strategem Online Services Inc. (eWorld) |
| 1994-96: | Multi Player Games Network Inc. |
| 1994-96: | Interplay Productions Inc. |
| 1996: | Engage Games Online Inc. |
| 1997-99: | BT Wireplay. |
| 1999-2000: | Gameplay plc. |
| 2003-2015: | TerraNova |
Major Presentations:
| 1995: | Online Entertainment (Blenheim) |
| 1996: | Network & Multi-Player Games (IIR) |
| 1997: | Internet Games Developers Conference (MPath) |
| 1997: | Online Entertainment (Blenheim) |
| 1998: | Online Games and Interactive Sports Summit (SMi) |
| 1999: | Online Games (SMi) |
| 2000: | Online Games (SMi) |
| 2001: | Online Games (SMi) |
| 2002: | Milia (Cannes, France) |
| 2003: | Selfware (Graz, Austria) |
| 2003: | State of Play (NYLS, New York, USA) [Keynote] |
| 2004: | Comwork (ITU, Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| 2004 | State of Play 2 (NYLS, New York, USA) |
| 2005: | Digital Money Forum (Consult Hyperion) |
| 2005: | Media Technology Industry (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 2005: | Command Lines (UWM, Milwaukee, USA) |
| 2005: | SAGAS (ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany) |
| 2005: | Workshop on Economic Heterogenous Interacting Agents (University of Essex) |
| 2005: | Ludium I (IU, Bloomington, USA) [Judge] |
| 2005: | State of Play 3 (NYLS, New York, USA) |
| 2005: | Digital Identity Forum (Consult Hyperion) |
| 2005: | Austin Games Conference (Austin, Texas, USA) [Keynote] |
| 2006: | Centre for Study of Financial Innovation |
| 2006: | Terra Nova Symposium (NYLS, New York, USA) |
| 2007: | Game Focus Germany (Hannover, Germany) [Keynote] |
| 2007: | Ludium II (IU, Bloomington, USA) [Joint winner, Chalice of Saethryd] |
| 2007: | Independent MMO Game Development Conference (Minneapolis, USA) [Keynote & round table] |
| 2007: | GameLab 2007 (University of Oviedo, Spain) |
| 2007: | Virtual Worlds Forum Europe 2007 (London) [Advisory board & panel] |
| 2007: | The Developing Web (London) |
| 2007: | EVE Online Fanfest (Reykjavik, Iceland) |
| 2007: | Plus Camerimage (Lodz, Poland) |
| 2008: | Independent MMO Game Development Conference (Minneapolis, USA) [Keynote & round table] |
| 2008: | Philosophy of Computer Games Conference (Potsdam, Germany) [Keynote & panel] |
| 2008: | Workshop on MMORPG Design (College of Mediadesign, University of Applied Science, Berlin) |
| 2008: | Nordic Games Conference (Malmö, Sweden) [Panel] |
| 2008: | Real Law for Virtual Worlds (Berlin, Germany) [Workshop, closing remarks & panel] |
| 2008: | MMOG Fest 08 (University of Staffordshire) [Keynote] |
| 2008: | Visual Web Convention (Apply Group) [Chair] |
| 2008: | Virtual Policy '08 (the Virtual Policy Network) [In conversation] |
| 2008: | Digital Interactive Symposium: Edinburgh (Edinburgh Interactive Festival) [Keynote & panel] |
| 2008: | Postgraduate Games Conference (Brunel University) [Keynote] |
| 2008: | Ludicrus 08 (Ipswich) [Keynote] |
| 2008: | Workshop on AI and Non-Player Characters (University of Essex) |
| 2008: | Living Game Worlds IV (Georgia Tech, Atlanta) [Panel] |
| 2009: | Computer Games/Players/Game Cultures (University of Magdeburg, Germany) [Keynote] |
| 2009: | Independent MMO Game Development Conference (Las Vegas, USA) [Keynote & round table] |
| 2009: | Socially Active (University of Essex) [In conversation] |
| 2009: | Workshop on Evaluation and Implementation of Human Rights (Council of Europe, Strasbourg) [Panel] |
| 2009: | 1st Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Media and New Communication Services (Reykjavik, Iceland) [Panel] |
| 2009: | Facets of Virtual Environments (Berlin, Germany) [Conference Chair] {Workshop} |
| 2009: | Games Convention Online (Leipzig, Germany) {Keynote} |
| Note: The 2009 FaVE and GCO conferences are in {} because although I wrote my presentations, I never delivered them (I had to withdraw following the sudden death of my brother). | |
| 2009: | DiGRA (Brunel University) [Keynote] |
| 2009: | EuroDIG (European Broadcasting Union, Geneva) [Organisation panel] |
| 2009: | ENISA-FORTH Summer School on Network and Information Security (Crete, Greece) [Distinguished lecturer] |
| 2010: | Kids in Games and Virtual Spaces (Apply Group) [Chair] |
| 2010: | Gotland Game Awards (Visby, Sweden) [Presentation, Jury] |
| 2010: | Computer Games Online (Leipzig, Germany) [Opening commentary, panel] |
| 2010: | Computer Games and Human Rights (Visby, Sweden) [Presentation, televised] |
| 2010: | Game Developers Conference Online (Austin, Texas, USA) [Presentation] |
| 2010: | BrowserGames Forum 2010 (Offenbach, Germany) [Keynote] |
| 2011: | Bristol University Atheist, Agnostic and Secular Society (Bristol) [Invited talk] |
| 2011: | Digital Shoreditch Gamification Day (London) [Presentation] |
| 2011: | Social Games and Gamification (THUPR, London) [Keynote] |
| 2011: | Gamelab 2011 (Barcelona, Spain) [Keynote] |
| 2011: | multi.player (Stuttgart, Germany) [Keynote] |
| 2011: | Vienna Content Awards (Vienna, Austria) [Keynote] |
| 2011: | Interactive Entertainment Summit (London) [Panel] |
| 2012: | London Business School Marketing Club (London) [Presentation, panel] |
| 2012: | Preservation of Complex Objects Symposia (Cardiff) [Keynote] |
| 2012: | Casual Connect (Hamburg, Germany) [Presentation] |
| 2012: | Digital Surrey (Guildford) [Presentation] |
| 2012: | Virtual Worlds Research Network (Edinburgh) [Keynote] |
| 2012: | Gamification Summit (San Franisco, USA) [Presentation] |
| 2012: | Club 44, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (London) [Presentation, panel] |
| 2013: | Videogames and Learning Symposium (Glasgow) [Presentation, panel] |
| 2013: | Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (Colchester) [Keynote] |
| 2013: | International Communication Association Power of Play preconference (London) [Special guest] |
| 2013: | Gamification World Congress (Madrid) [Keynote] |
| 2013: | The National Museum of Computing Games Weekend (Bletchley) [Invited talk] |
| 2013: | GameIS Israeli Game Industry Conference (Tel Aviv) [Keynote] |
| 2014: | Casual Connect (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [Presentation] |
| 2014: | GamifIR (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [Keynote] |
| 2014: | GameFounders (Tallinn, Estonia) [Invited talk] |
| 2014: | Develop (Brighton) [Co-presentation] |
| 2014: | World Humanist Congress (Oxford) [Panel] |
| 2014: | multi.player 2 (Münster, Germany) [Closing remarks] |
| 2014: | Game-On 2014 (Lincoln) [Keynote] |
| 2014: | GameCity 9 (Nottingham) [Keynote & panel] |
| 2014: | Cybersalon (London) [Presentation & panel] |
| 2014: | Café Scientifique (Colchester) [Invited talk] |
| 2015: | University of Kent School of Computing Conference (Canterbury) [Keynote] |
| 2015: | Cologne Game Lab (Cologne, Germany) [Invited talk] |
| 2015: | Christmas University Challenge (Manchester) [Contestant (winning)] |
| 2016: | Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich, Germany) [Invited talk] |
| 2016: | Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich, Germany) [Workshop] |
| 2016: | Katholische Stiftungsfachhochschule (Munich, Germany) [Invited talk] |
| 2016: | Gamefounders (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) [Invited talk] |
| 2016: | KDA University College (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) [Invited talk] |
| 2016: | Stockholm University (Stockholm, Sweden) [Distinguished Research Seminar] |
| 2016: | DiGRA/FDG Joint Conference (Dundee/Abertay University) [Keynote] |
| 2016: | User Acquisition Summit (London) [Keynote] |
| 2016: | Sweden Game Conference (Skövde, Sweden) [Keynote] |
| 2016: | WordPlay (British Library) [Panel] |
| 2017: | TEL-Con (University of Essex) [Keynote, Panel] |
| 2017: | Edinburgh International Science Festival [Presentation, Panel] |
| 2017: | Gotland Game Conference [Presentation, Jury] |
| 2017: | Gamelab 2017 (Barcelona, Spain) [Presentation] |
| 2017: | Games Hub (University of Essex) [Presentation] |
| 2018: | Into Worlds (Berlin, Germany) [Panel] |
| 2018: | Code Europe (Kraków, Poland) [Presentation] |
| 2018: | Casual Connect (London) [Keynote] |
| 2018: | IEEE Games, Entertainment & Media (Galway, Eire) [Keynote] |
| 2018: | Guest Professor Lecture (Visby, Sweden) |
| 2019: | Casual Connect (London) [Presentation] |
| 2019: | IEEE Conference on Games (London) [Keynote] |
| 2019: | Gamelab 2019 (Montevideo, Uruguay) [Keynote] |
| 2019: | Game Academy (London) [Invited talk] |
| 2020: | Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (online/Marseilles) [Keynote] |
| 2020: | Open Knowledge across Research and Entertainment (online) [Panel] |
| 2020: | Gamesweek Berlin (online/Berlin) [Keynote] |
| 2020: | OKRE Salon (online/London) [Panel] |
| 2020: | BBC The Life Project (online/Paris) [Panel] |
| 2020: | British Computer Society Edinburgh Branch (online/Edinburgh) [Invited talk] |
| 2021: | Into the Metaverse (online) [Interview, Panel] |
| 2021: | Enter the Metaverse (online) [Panel] |
| 2022: | Tenerife GG (Tenerife, Spain) [Presentation] |
| 2022: | Cambridge Wireless International Conference (Cambridge) [Keynote] |
| 2023: | Culture at Play (online) [Keynote] |
| 2023: | Culture and Video Games (Tenerife, Spain) [Panel] |
Academic Offices:
| 1994-1999: | Examiner, Computer Programming and Mathematics for Computing, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate |
| 2005-2009: | External Examiner, Computer Games Technologies, University of Portsmouth |
| 2009-2013: | External Examiner, MA Digital Games, Brunel University |
| 2014-2019: | External Examiner, BA Digital Games, Falmouth University |
| 2014-2018: | External Examiner, BSc Games Computing, Lincoln University |
Major Academic Publications:
| 1984: | Cross-Level Planning European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Pisa |
| 1985: | MUD Advanced Project Report Dept. Computer Science, Essex University |
| 1988: | Cross-Level Planning PhD Thesis, Essex University |
| 1990: | Interactive, Multi-User Computer Games BT Martlesham Research Laboratories |
| 1996: | Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds Spades: Players who Suit MUDs Journal of MUD Research Also in: Developing Online Games Jessica Mulligan & Bridgette Patrovsky, 2003 New Riders, Indianapolis and: The Game Design Reader Katie Salen & Eric Zimmerman, 2005 MIT Press |
| 2005: | Virtual Worldliness: What the Imaginary Asks of the Real NYLS, New York, USA Law Review, v50 (1) |
| 2005: | Virtual Worlds: Why People Play In: Massively Multiplayer Game Development 2 Thor Alexander (ed.) Charles River Media, Hingham MA |
| 2007: | Presence and Flow: Ill-Fitting Clothes
for Virtual Worlds Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology volume 10:3 |
| 2007: | Making Places In: Space, Time, Play. Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: the Next Level Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz and Matthias Böttger(eds.) Birkhäuser Verlag |
| 2009: | Alice and Dorothy Play Together In: Third Person Pat Harrigan and Noah Wardruip-Fruin (eds.) MIT Press |
| 2009: | Understanding the Limits of Theory In: Beyond Game Design: Nine Steps to Creating Better Videogames Chris Bateman (ed.) Delmar |
| 2010: | From MUDs to MMORPGs: The History of Virtual Worlds In: International Handbook of Internet Research Jeremy Hunsinger, Lisbeth Klastrup and Matthew Allen (eds.) Springer |
| 2011: | Unrealistic Expectations In: Ring Bearers: The Lord of the Rings Online as Intertextual Narrative Tanya Krzywinska, Esther MacCallum and Justin Parsler (eds.) Manchester University Press |
| 2012: | MMO Morality In: Computer Games and New Media Cultures: a Handbook of Digital Games Studies Johannes Fromme and Alexander Unger (eds.) Springer |
| 2013: | The Decline of MMOs International Conference: New Directions in the Development of Creative and Media Industries, Hong Kong |
| 2013: | Design Principles: Use and Misuse In: Multiplayer: The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming Thorsten Quandt and Sonja Kröger (eds.) Routledge |
| 2013: | Archaeology versus Anthropology: What can Truly be Preserved? In: Preserving Complex Digital Objects Janet Delve and David Anderson (eds.) Facet |
| 2015: | Special Issue Issues Psychology of Popular Media Culture v4(4), 259-276 |
| 2017: | The Decline of MMOs In: Global Game Industries and Cultural Policies Anthony Fung (ed.) Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business Series |
Major Book Publications:
| 1978: | The Solo Dungeon (game) Games Publications, Birmingham |
| 1985: | Artificial Intelligence and Computer Games (book) Century Communications, London |
| 2003: | Designing Virtual Worlds (book) New Riders, Indianapolis |
| 2016: | MMOs from the Inside Out (book) Apress, New York |
| 2016: | MMOs from the Outside In (book) Apress, New York |
| 2022: | How to Be a God (book) NotByUS, Colchester |
Magazine Publications:
| 1983: | A Voice from the Dungeon, Practical Computing |
| 1984: | AI and Computer Games, Personal Computing Today |
| 1984-85: | Regular column in Micro Adventurer Sunshine Publications |
| 1985: | Stuck in the MUD, Your Commodore |
| 1985: | Glorious MUD, Practical Computing |
| 1987-89: | Regular column in Adventurer's Club Dossier Adventurer's Club |
| 1990: | Problems in the MUD, Organisation Against Sexism in Software |
| 1990: | Who Plays MUAs?, Comms Plus! |
| 2006: | I was Young and I Needed the Money, The Escapist |
| 2006: | Out of this World, Financial World |
Other Professional Publications:
| 1992: | MUDspeke Words and Phrases, MUSE Ltd. |
| 1993: | The Wiz Biz Book, MUSE Ltd. |
| 1995: | The Blank Book, MUSE Ltd. |
| 2004: | The Pitfalls of Virtual Property, Themis Group |
| 2004: | MUDs in Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, Berkshire Publishing |
| 2008: | Virtual Worlds, Real Money, European Network and Information Security Agency (Contributor) |
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