The short answer is “no.”
One of the interesting questions that came up in the discussions on cheating is basically the issue of whether you can have a game design that limits information flow, in today’s Internet-based social gaming world. Does it make any sense to have games that rely on hidden static info?
Though I found it on CNet. There’s some interesting usage and revenue stats tossed into the mix.
“Get ready for total inundation,” said Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst at the research firm eMarketer, who estimates that 20 million children will be members of a virtual world by 2011, up from 8.2 million today.Worlds like Webkinz, where children care for stuffed animals that come to life, have become some of the Web’s fastest-growing businesses. More than six million unique visitors logged on to Webkinz in November, up 342 percent from November 2006, according to comScore Media Metrix, a research firm.
