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Archives by Issue

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Vol. 1-1 (01/10/2003)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (0)
Most Important Aspect Of Game (3)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (19)
Gender and Age Distribution (50)
Will You Switch To A New Game? (17)
How Much Would You Sell Your Account For? (38)
Honor, Loyalty and Altruism (15)
Browse Respondent Narratives (0)

Vol. 1-2 (02/14/2003)

Welcome To The Second Issue (1)
Learning Leadership Skills (13)
Communication / Relationship Skills (5)
Education and Income (22)
Players Who Have Quit (9)
Why We Quit (38)
Number of Accounts (6)

Vol. 1-3 (03/30/2003)

Welcome to The Third Issue (1)
Player Personality Profiles (15)
Engineering Relationships (23)
Gaming with Romantic Partners and Family Members (1)
Identity Projection (6)
Assessment: Motivation Factors (Facets) (2)

Vol. 1-4 (05/02/2003)

Welcome to the Fourth Issue (0)
The Rise and Fall of Guilds (27)
The Demographics of Character Creation (18)
MMORPGs - A Love-Hate Relationship (4)
My Best Friend (15)
Player polls on 3 issues (7)
An Ethnography of MMORPG Weddings (13)

Vol. 1-5 (06/27/2003)

Welcome to the Fifth Issue (0)
Inside Out (1)
Romances That Began In A Far-Away Land (7)
Virtual "Achievements"? (19)
Therapeutic Spaces (10)
Imagining Future Worlds (14)
Frustration and Agony in MMORPGs (17)

Vol. 1-6 (09/05/2003)

The Sixth Issue (3)
FAQ: The Good and The Bad (17)
Occupational Status, Marital Status, and Children (7)
The Demographics of Gender-Bending (86)
The Demographics of Guild Membership (12)
The Demographics of Groups and Group Leadership (5)
The Demographics of Quitting (26)
Revised Player Motivation Factors (0)

Vol. 1-7 (11/03/2003)

Welcome to the Seventh Issue (3)
Motivations Assessment (29)
Appeal of Game Elements (6)
Are MMORPG Relationships Meaningless? (7)
Appeal of Genres and Implementations (3)
Occupational Preferences (5)
Sharing Contact Info (13)

Vol. 2-1 (02/22/2004)

The Daedalus Project is One Year Old (1)
Through The Looking-Glass (12)
Learning Life Lessons (7)
Hours of Play per Week (5)
Resource/Manufacturing/Combat Classes (2)
The Demographics of Motivations (0)
Who Wants To Be a Jack-of-all-Trades? (11)

Vol. 2-2 (04/16/2004)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (2)
The Seduction of Achievement in MMORPGs (32)
Why Do You Play? (3)
A New Game Model: Bots, Nurturance and Solving the Grind (23)
Achievement and Frustration in MMORPGs (3)
Games, Life, and The Pursuit of Happiness (11)
Ranking Motivations (8)
Player Fatigue (3)

Vol. 2-3 (07/14/2004)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (1)
It's A Matter of Perspective (21)
The Blurring of Work and Play (9)
Addiction (77)
In Search of Fan Videos (18)
Applying Psychology to MMORPGs: Automatic Mimicry (4)
Revised Motivations Framework (3)

Vol. 2-4 (10/12/2004)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (21)
Upcoming Book Chapter (15)
Dragon Slaying 101: Understanding The Complexity of Raids (6)
Dragon Slaying 102: Unsung Heroes (2)
Elves, Ogres and Drama Queens: Stories of Digital Intrigue and Drama (9)
The Prince and The Pauper: The Transaction of Virtual and Real-Life Capital (11)
Four Boxes (12)

Vol. 3-1 (01/11/2005)

The Daedalus Project is 2 Years Old (1)
The Daedalus Gateway (0)
MMORPG Hours vs. TV Hours (61)
The Transfer of Stereotypes and Prejudice (22)
Engineering Altruism (11)
Faces of Grief (19)
Police State (18)

Vol. 3-2 (03/14/2005)

New Look. New Content. New Gadgets. (2)
A Model of Player Motivations (13)
Motivations: The Bigger Picture (5)
Take the Motivations Assessment (10)
Motivations Profile Browser (13)
Types vs. Components (1)
In Their Own Words: The Achievement Component (2)
In Their Own Words: The Social Component (1)
In Their Own Words: The Immersion Component (1)
In Their Own Words: Unique Components (0)
Implementing the Assessment Tool (5)

Vol. 3-3 (05/12/2005)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (1)
Upcoming Journal Article (10)
The High-End Game (73)
Playing Together (13)
Who Introduced You To The Game? (11)
Problematic Usage (29)
The Problems of Loot (16)
World of Warcraft Album (10)

Vol. 3-4 (07/31/2005)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (4)
Introduction: The RL Demographics of World of Warcraft (5)
WoW Basic Demographics (34)
WoW Alliance vs. Horde (182)
WoW Character Class Demographics (43)
WoW Character Race Demographics (18)
WoW Gender-Bending (175)
PlayOn Census Data (14)

Vol. 3-5 (10/19/2005)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (1)
Playing With Someone (21)
Play Spaces / Military Spaces (5)
Server Type Preference (13)
Buying Gold (65)
In Their Own Words (5)
A Brief Primer on Methods and Critiques (1)
Being a Leader (6)
In The Media (2)
Share Your Screenshots (1)
Recent PlayOn Census Data (0)

Vol. 4-1 (01/04/2006)

The Daedalus Project is Three Years Old :) (5)
Yi-Shan-Guan (114)
A New Disorder is Born (43)
The Labor of Fun (10)
Playing with Someone (Part 2) (13)
Prior Gaming Experiences (7)
Fun and Fatigue (7)
Slideshow (5)

Vol. 4-2 (03/23/2006)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (5)
Life as a Guild Leader (43)
The Origin of Guild Leaders (26)
The Gamer Habitat (18)
VoIP Usage (12)
Slideshow #2 (4)

Vol. 4-3 (06/10/2006)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (0)
Introduction to the Role-Playing Series (7)
The Demographics of Role-Playing (3)
Faces of Role-Playing (27)
The Protocols of Role-Playing (15)
Love is in the Air (39)
Slideshow #3 (4)

Vol. 4-4 (09/01/2006)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (2)
The "Impossible" Romance (31)
Time Spent in the Meta-Game (15)
Seasonal Fluctuations in Playing Time (17)
Number of Active Subscriptions (4)
PARC Forum Talk (0)
Slideshow #4 (3)
Index of Journal Articles and Conference Papers (21)
Wanna Be Part of an MMO Documentary? (24)

Vol. 4-5 (12/03/2006)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (9)
The Trouble with "Addiction" (60)
Understanding and Dealing with Gaming Problems: A Q&A with a Therapist (24)
Does Horde PWN Alliance in PvP? A Baker's Dozen of Possible Reasons (55)
Dealing with Dilemmas (13)
Slideshow #5 (0)

Vol. 5-1 (03/23/2007)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (3)
Superstitions (48)
Through the Looking Glass (7)
Additional Player Demographics (35)
The Demographics of Game Choices (30)
Likelihood of Quitting (13)
Slideshow #6 (0)

Vol. 5-2 (07/09/2007)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (0)
Daedalus Reflections (76)
Podcast at Revolution G (0)
CNN Future Summit - Virtual Worlds (10)
Seriosity/IBM Report on the Future of Leadership (3)
Dissertation - The Proteus Effect (12)

Vol. 5-3 (10/19/2007)

Welcome to The Daedalus Project (4)
Most Memorable Experience (12)
Status Reversal (29)
Guild Name Generator (32)
Player Life-Cycle (27)
Making Friends (9)
Slideshow #7 (0)

Vol. 6-1 (2/19/2007)

Please Read: Mailing List Transfer (0)
Welcome to The Daedalus Project (0)
Our Virtual Bodies, Ourselves? (25)
On Therapy and Dependency (10)
Role Reversals (2)
Primary Motivations (14)
Keeping in Touch (2)
Slideshow #8 (0)
Reader Feedback / Ideas (127)

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