Essays
These are full-blown essays, papers, and articles.
Presentations
Slideshows and presentation materials from conferences.
Interviews and Panels
Reprints of non-game-specific interviews, and transcripts of panels and roundtables.
Snippets
Excerpts from blog, newsgroup, and forum posts.
Laws
The "Laws of Online World Design" in various forms.
Timeline
A timeline of developments in online worlds.
A Theory of Fun for Game Design
My book on why games matter and what fun is.
Insubstantial Pageants
A book I started and never finished outlining the basics of online world design.
Links
Links to resources on online world design.
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Here’s a review of (assuming you’re referring to the feature in Windows that shows where a device is connected, like “PCI Slot,” “USB Hub,” or “on Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller”): ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3.5/5) – Useful but buried The Good: Device Manager’s “Location” field is a lifesaver when you’re dealing with multiple identical devices (e.g., several USB-to-serial adapters or graphics cards). Instead of guessing which physical port corresponds to which device in software, you can check the location string—like “Port_#0003.Hub_#0002”—and map it to a real-world port. It’s purely informational, but when you need it, you really need it.
For IT pros and hardware tinkerers: great. For casual users: irrelevant. It’s not a “feature” you’d rave about, but when troubleshooting physical port mapping, it’s gold. Just don’t expect plug-and-play clarity. Would you like a more technical, end-user, or humorous version of this review? device manager location
The location info isn’t always intuitive. “PCI bus 0, device 2, function 0” means little to most users. Also, not all drivers populate it reliably; sometimes it’s blank or shows a generic value. And Microsoft hides it by default—you have to add the “Location” column manually via View → Choose details . Here’s a review of (assuming you’re referring to
