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World Of Warcraft: Expressive Dance

Someone on YouTube created an amazing mashup of dance videos showing the origins of the dance moves in the World of Warcraft. I think this video perfectly relays the importance of needing more ways to express ourselves in these online virtual worlds and communities. For example, I’m guessing a lot of the outfits used on…

Someone on YouTube created an amazing mashup of dance videos showing the origins of the dance moves in the World of Warcraft. I think this video perfectly relays the importance of needing more ways to express ourselves in these online virtual worlds and communities. For example, I’m guessing a lot of the outfits used on the Warcraft characters were probably quite difficult to obtain in the game and also required level requirements to wear. I find this somewhat absurd, since it would be like walking into a store to buy a simple red t-shirt, only to find out you needed $1000 to pay for it, as well as be a rocket scientist. By creating restrictions like this, you’re only limiting the expressive capabilities of those within your communities which only ends up frustrating them.

Update: BTW I think this is one reason why online community sites like Gaia Online are so popular right now, even though it’s origins were just as a online forum. Here’s a quote from their About Us page that talks about the way their members can express themselves much more so than other typical forum sites or services.

Endless Customization: Gaia revolves around creative customization. Every member can create their own virtual character and dress it up with over five thousand items: clothes, accessories, pets, masks and just about anything else imaginable.

By Nollind Whachell

Questing to translate Joseph Campbell's Hero’s Journey into The Player’s Handbook for the roleplaying game called Life, thus making vertical (leadership) development an accessible, epic framework for everyone.