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Here's something that seems related. Maybe one of these authors would have a copy of the other paper? Not sure if they would be among the set of folks you've al

• CamperBob2 3y ago
  Interesting, thanks. Wonder if it was a coincidence that UO adopted that terminology, or if somebody there knew about this.
  • mindcrime 3y ago
    It's a good question. I mean, it's not entirely out of the question that the UO folks independently developed the same term without being aware of the SHARD research. But OTOH, it's entirely possible they were aware. Without talking to somebody that was there, I doubt we'll ever know for sure.
    • morelisp 3y ago
      Raph Koster claims parallel invention of the term "shard" for separate worlds in MMOs. https://www.raphkoster.com/2009/01/08/database-sharding-came-from-uo/ https://www.raphkoster.com/2009/01/08/database-sharding-came...