Literature, Game or Both?
Analysis of 12 Steps to Murder,
a collaborative MOO fiction
by Vincent Rhodes
ENG 666: Writing in Cyberspace
Dr. Joel English, Old Dominion University
Spring 2000 & Spring 2003
 
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The Scene of the CrimePlot Creation, Linearity & the Importance of Playing the Game"Is This the End?" & Other Thoughts on Creating the "Perfect" MurderReturning to the Scene of the CrimeWorks Cited