# Designing Virtual Worlds LLMS index: [llms.txt](/dvw/en/llms.txt) --- The complete text of *Designing Virtual Worlds* by Richard A. Bartle, first published in 2003 and re-released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. The copyright page keeps the original terms. ## Contents {#contents} - [Front Matter](/dvw/en/book/00-frontmatter/) - [Preface](/dvw/en/book/00-preface/) - [Introduction to Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/) - [Some Definitions](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/01-02-some-definitions/) - [What They Are and Whence They Came](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/01-03-what-they-are-and-whence-they-came/) - [The Past Affects the Future](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/01-09-the-past-affects-the-future/) - [The Basics](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/01-13-the-basics/) - [Influences on Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/01-20-influences-on-virtual-worlds/) - [The Designer](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/01-25-the-designer/) - [How to Make Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/02-how-to-make-virtual-worlds/) - [Development](/dvw/en/book/02-how-to-make-virtual-worlds/02-02-development/) - [On Architecture](/dvw/en/book/02-how-to-make-virtual-worlds/02-09-on-architecture/) - [Theory and Practice](/dvw/en/book/02-how-to-make-virtual-worlds/02-17-theory-and-practice/) - [Players](/dvw/en/book/03-players/) - [Who Are These People and What Do They Want?](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-02-who-are-these-people-and-what-do-they-want/) - [Player Types](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-03-player-types/) - [Other Categorizations](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-11-other-categorizations/) - [The Celebration of Identity](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-16-the-celebration-of-identity/) - [Anonymity](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-22-anonymity/) - [Role-Playing](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-26-role-playing/) - [Masquerading](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-32-masquerading/) - [Community](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-35-community/) - [Influence Through Design](/dvw/en/book/03-players/03-39-influence-through-design/) - [World Design](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/) - [Scope](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/04-02-scope/) - [Major Decisions](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/04-03-major-decisions/) - [Geography](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/04-12-geography/) - [Population](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/04-18-population/) - [Physics](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/04-32-physics/) - [Reset Strategy](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/04-50-reset-strategy/) - [Life in the Virtual World](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/) - [Advancement](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-02-advancement/) - [Character Generation](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-10-character-generation/) - [The Virtual Body](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-21-the-virtual-body/) - [Groups](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-26-groups/) - [Combat](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-32-combat/) - [Crafting](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-54-crafting/) - [The Elder Game](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-58-the-elder-game/) - [The Whole Picture](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/05-64-the-whole-picture/) - [It’s Not a Game, It’s a…](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/) - [Points of View](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/06-02-points-of-view/) - [Making Sense of Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/06-03-making-sense-of-virtual-worlds/) - [Virtual Worlds as Subfields](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/06-15-virtual-worlds-as-subfields/) - [Virtual Worlds as Tools](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/06-21-virtual-worlds-as-tools/) - [Virtual Worlds as…Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/06-26-virtual-worlds-as-virtual-worlds/) - [Conclusion](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/06-28-conclusion/) - [Toward a Critical Aesthetic](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/) - [A Theory of Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/07-02-a-theory-of-virtual-worlds/) - [The Story of Story](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/07-10-the-story-of-story/) - [The Critical Aesthetic in Use](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/07-15-the-critical-aesthetic-in-use/) - [Coda: Ethical Considerations](/dvw/en/book/08-coda-ethical-considerations/) - [Censorship](/dvw/en/book/08-coda-ethical-considerations/08-02-censorship/) - [Players as People](/dvw/en/book/08-coda-ethical-considerations/08-06-players-as-people/) - [Groups of Players as Groups of People](/dvw/en/book/08-coda-ethical-considerations/08-12-groups-of-players-as-groups-of-people/) - [Yourself](/dvw/en/book/08-coda-ethical-considerations/08-16-yourself/) ## List of Figures {#lof} ## List of Tables {#lot} ## Index of Equations {#loe} ## Index of Examples {#lox} --- Section pages: - [Front Matter](/dvw/en/book/00-frontmatter/) - [Preface](/dvw/en/book/00-preface/) - [Introduction to Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/01-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/) - [How to Make Virtual Worlds](/dvw/en/book/02-how-to-make-virtual-worlds/) - [Players](/dvw/en/book/03-players/) - [World Design](/dvw/en/book/04-world-design/) - [Life in the Virtual World](/dvw/en/book/05-life-in-the-virtual-world/) - [It’s Not a Game, It’s a…](/dvw/en/book/06-its-not-a-game-its-a/) - [Toward a Critical Aesthetic](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/) - [Coda: Ethical Considerations](/dvw/en/book/08-coda-ethical-considerations/)