The Destiny of Online Games

I'll be one of a thousand people to link to this, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't

Raph Koster's presentation from the Korean dev conference is a must read/view.

10 minutes of your time will be time well spent.

Link.

I've been thinking about how a bunch of things he mentions (evolution of web; services; niche proliferation) are going to affect gaming (already are), but he puts a different spin on it and as usual, tells a lovely story in the process.