"Lessons from Habitat" [1], by Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer. Not inspirational in the strict sense, but it's amazing to see a paper written more than

"Lessons from Habitat" [1], by Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer. Not inspirational in the strict sense, but it's amazing to see a paper written more than 20 years ago and still with so many applicable insights in terms of psychology in gaming and virtual worlds. I keep going back and re-reading every couple of years. [1] http://www.crockford.com/ec/lessons.html http://www.crockford.com/ec/lessons.html