According to Wikipedia ( April 27th 2007 ):

"....Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) is a genre of online computer role-playing games (RPGs) in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world. "

The uptake of MMORPGs across the globe has been one of the biggest success stories for electronic synchcronous game playing and extends traditional forms of computer stand-alone gaming.

MMORPGs rely on users interacting in a virtual world, also known as a computer-based simulated environment. Here they can select and alter two or three-dimensional graphical character representations. These characters are known as avatars.

With the introduction of the internet, MMORPGs ( sometimes known as MMOGs ) have been able to proliferate. The more advanced platforms are complemented by video and synchronous communication between users and teams of multi-players in a range of settings.