Jack Balkin

There are three kinds of freedom in virtual worlds. The first is the freedom of the players to participate in the virtual world and interact with each other through their in-game representations, or avatars. This is the freedom to play. The second is the freedom of the game designer or platform owner to plan, construct, and maintain the virtual world. This is the freedom to design. The third kind of freedom is the collective right of the designers and players to build and enhance the game space. We might call this the freedom to design together.