Crash Course Games: #12: Mmorp Gs

This video focuses on MMORPGs - or Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. These games, usually found on PCs, are often nicknamed "life-games" as they have no definitive ending. MMORPGs trace their histories back to early text-based games that were inspired by the real-life RPG, Dungeons and Dragons. With the creation of the Internet, these games have slowly evolved to support shared gaming communities that have exploded in popularity and variety with games like EVE Online, World of Warcraft, and No Man's Sky. These games and their communities are informing us about how civilizations and their economies work. [8:53]