Mark Wallace examines the issue of online anonymity in his article, Anonymity is not Enough, in the lastest edition of The Escapist.One of the best things about the internet, in the minds of many people, is the anonymity it affords. For gamers, that anonymity comes into play nowhere more than in massively multiplayer online games and virtual worlds, where the disconnect between our physical and digital selves gives us a chance to take on new roles and experiment with different aspects of the combined persona that bridges the gap between the two realms. More... |