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Video games are typically viewed as a solitary hobby played all alone or with an exclusive group of equally hardcore friends. With the introduction of Massive Multiplayer Online Games or MMOGs however, video games are becoming more of a social experience than a lonesome hobby.

 


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Everquest
Everquest is an MMOG set in a fantasy world where a person is able to play and communicate with thousands of others around the world in real time. This in turn leads to a variety of levels of social interaction, from casually speaking with fellow players about real life events, to requesting aid in an adventure, to personal interactions such as in game friendships and marriages. Although MMOGs like Everquest which is the "most successful MMOG to date,"¹ can be a highly addictive escape, the virtual world acts as a vessel for bringing together people with a common interest, which in turn, creates a community that allows a variety of different relationships to be formed.


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