Comments on: The Lost Ring（丢失的指环): cross-cultural gaming experience plays out in China http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/03/the-lost-ring%ef%bc%88%e4%b8%a2%e5%a4%b1%e7%9a%84%e6%8c%87%e7%8e%af-cross-cultural-gaming-experience-plays-out-in-china/ An exploration of virtual experiences and environments in and about China. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lyn Jeffery http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/03/the-lost-ring%ef%bc%88%e4%b8%a2%e5%a4%b1%e7%9a%84%e6%8c%87%e7%8e%af-cross-cultural-gaming-experience-plays-out-in-china/#comment-1643 Lyn Jeffery Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:56:58 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=796#comment-1643 Bob -- I don't think these games are going to be popular enough to generate movement against the firewall in any real sense, at least not for at least 5 years. Unless, of course, they all of a sudden become a fad before then. On the other hand, things like the Edison Chan photos seem to be having a much bigger impact on consciousness of what can and can't be accessed online. Bob –

I don’t think these games are going to be popular enough to generate movement against the firewall in any real sense, at least not for at least 5 years. Unless, of course, they all of a sudden become a fad before then. On the other hand, things like the Edison Chan photos seem to be having a much bigger impact on consciousness of what can and can’t be accessed online.

]]> By: Olympic Online Game That’s Building International Communities « Beijing Olympics Blog http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/03/the-lost-ring%ef%bc%88%e4%b8%a2%e5%a4%b1%e7%9a%84%e6%8c%87%e7%8e%af-cross-cultural-gaming-experience-plays-out-in-china/#comment-1618 Olympic Online Game That’s Building International Communities « Beijing Olympics Blog Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:59:41 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=796#comment-1618 [...] …so on a mission to find out more Bob found a post on Global voices which lead to the Virtual China blog, which happens to have an excellent introduction to the Game courtesy of Lyn Jeffery. [...] [...] …so on a mission to find out more Bob found a post on Global voices which lead to the Virtual China blog, which happens to have an excellent introduction to the Game courtesy of Lyn Jeffery. [...]

]]> By: Bob http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/03/the-lost-ring%ef%bc%88%e4%b8%a2%e5%a4%b1%e7%9a%84%e6%8c%87%e7%8e%af-cross-cultural-gaming-experience-plays-out-in-china/#comment-1617 Bob Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:28:08 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=796#comment-1617 Thanks very much for this really good introduction to The Lost Ring. The best I've found yet! Do you think these games will grow in popularity in China and will that drive more people to resist the Great Firewall? Thanks very much for this really good introduction to The Lost Ring. The best I’ve found yet!

Do you think these games will grow in popularity in China and will that drive more people to resist the Great Firewall?

]]> By: Bob http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/03/the-lost-ring%ef%bc%88%e4%b8%a2%e5%a4%b1%e7%9a%84%e6%8c%87%e7%8e%af-cross-cultural-gaming-experience-plays-out-in-china/#comment-1616 Bob Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:25:41 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=796#comment-1616 Thanks very much for this really good introduction to The Lost Ring. The best I've found yet! Do you think that these kind of games could gather in populrity in China and grow resentment against the Great Firewall? Thanks very much for this really good introduction to The Lost Ring. The best I’ve found yet!

Do you think that these kind of games could gather in populrity in China and grow resentment against the Great Firewall?

]]> By: Global Voices Online » China: Are you in? http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/03/the-lost-ring%ef%bc%88%e4%b8%a2%e5%a4%b1%e7%9a%84%e6%8c%87%e7%8e%af-cross-cultural-gaming-experience-plays-out-in-china/#comment-1526 Global Voices Online » China: Are you in? Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:59:26 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=796#comment-1526 [...] keeping up with the biggest alternate reality game seen so far. Lyn Jeffery at Virtual China looks at how Chinese netizens figure into the mystery—or not, thanks to internet censorship. Posted by John Kennedy Share [...] [...] keeping up with the biggest alternate reality game seen so far. Lyn Jeffery at Virtual China looks at how Chinese netizens figure into the mystery—or not, thanks to internet censorship. Posted by John Kennedy Share [...]

]]> By: online culture and design: Lost Ring blogs | Virtual China http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/03/the-lost-ring%ef%bc%88%e4%b8%a2%e5%a4%b1%e7%9a%84%e6%8c%87%e7%8e%af-cross-cultural-gaming-experience-plays-out-in-china/#comment-1460 online culture and design: Lost Ring blogs | Virtual China Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:55:22 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=796#comment-1460 [...] For your viewing pleasure: the homepage of some of the players in The Lost Ring (see previous post). [...] [...] For your viewing pleasure: the homepage of some of the players in The Lost Ring (see previous post). [...]

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