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KIFF: SM&OG making the Spiral your own 2/12

MMORPGs, also known as Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, are, in a nutshell, escapes into a virtual reality created by companies for the enjoyment of the players.
Wizard101 fits this description.

MMORPGs thrive on User Generated Content

If you've never played the game before you meet Headmaster Merle Ambrose and his pet Gamma the Owl


They consult the Book of Secrets
and give you a little test that you can skip
afterwords once you've chosen your school you can create from the limited choices what your character looks like.

First you choose the Gender
Girl

Boy






Either a girl or a boy

After that you can change the face, hair shapes and colors and skintone, as well as the colors of the initial outfit he/she wears.

After making your selections you name your wizard

Keep in mind that once you choose your wizard's face & hair, it's Permanent. 


You then choose your wizard's name, and after you click Okay or Done, you're wisked off to the tutorial.


Later on in the game, your wizard can purchase their own houses.  They can decorate them in infinitely different ways.

For more information I suggest you visit  the fansite Wizard101 Central It's the biggest example of user generated content for Wizard101.

Wizard101 Central is maintained by two wizards named Jester & Olivia.

Players have uploaded videos and guides on how to do quests, etc.

Without any user generated content, this game would not exist.

 See ya' in the Spiral!
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