Game Classification

Lucasfilm's Habitat (Fujistu Habitat / Habitat) Lucasfilm Games / Quantum Computer Services, Inc (U.S.A.), Quantum Link / Fujitsu (U.S.A.), 1985  

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Classification

VIDEO TOY

Keywords

Mmorole-playing virtual world avatar

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Storytelling

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 17 to 25 years old / 25 to 35 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Play-based
(designed without stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
MATCH : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick
1 analysis

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Lucasfilm's Habitat This game is perhaps the first networked virtual world in which there were people represented as avatars and which allow players to communicate and form a 'virtual community. It was run for three year as a beta-test state, before being closed down in 1988.

An improved version of this game was exploited commercially under the title "Club Caribe". This project was also released in Japan by Fujistu under the name "Fujistu Habitat".

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Commodore 64

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