I just read this article: "Runescape is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), developed by Jagex Unlimited. With over nine million active free players and more than 850,000 paying members, Runescape is one of the most popular online games in the world, and certainly no stranger to Berthoud, public libraries, homes and offices everywhere. Players create human characters and develop skills in order to take on missions, gain wealth, battle monsters and challenge other players using the ancient art of combat. The site offers a free version available to everyone as well as a member̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s version for a small monthly fee. Both versions offer an endless scale of adventures. Besides being incredibly fun, Runescape may offer practical and educational benefits as well. According to Dr. Simon Bradford and Nic Crowe of Brunel University, who conducted a three-year study, ̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅRunescape provides some young people with an arena in which they can play with identity and act out experiences that may be impossible in the material world.̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ