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Session Name: Uniquely Ruthless: The Espionage Metagame of EVE Online
Speaker(s): Alexander Gianturco
Company Name(s): Independent Consultant
Track / Format: Game Design

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Overview: On February 4, 2009, arguably the most destructive act of player-on-player espionage in gaming history occurred: the disbanding and subsequent annihilation of the Band of Brothers alliance in EVE Online. This lecture, given by the spymaster behind this operation and many others, will analyze the key attributes of MMO design that encourage a vibrant espionage and counterintelligence metagame, as well as the technology, methods and dirty secrets of the spy game itself. Topics covered will include the history of espionage metagames, war stories and examples of heists, sabotage, and spycatching, the impact of Real Money Trading, and a discussion of financial fraud and scamming. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the session.

GDC 2010

Alexander Gianturco

Independent Consultant

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