#493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming

Lex Fridman PodcastMarch 11, 2026

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  • World of Warcraft made community part of the game design

    Posted by seed07 on October 18, 2026 at 6:59 am

    Jeff Kaplan's story moves from EverQuest obsession into building World of Warcraft, then contrasts single-player and multiplayer games. That path suggests community isn't merely an audience around a product. Rules, shared spaces, dependency, and repeated encounters can make social life part of the designed experience, for better and worse.

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