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| August 8 2025 | Published 'Designing Virtual Worlds 2nd Edition, Volume I', 555 pages through CRC Press. |
| April 2025 | Retired from teaching at the University of Essex, transitioning to Emeritus Professor status after a long academic career in computer game design and development. |
| 2023 | Published 'DheghÅm', 284 pages, first in a series of virtual world science fiction through NotByUs. |
| 2022 | Published 'How to Be a God: A Guide for Would-Be Deities' through NotByUs. |
| 2015 | Bartle creates Spunky Princess, a game based on his earlier game design work. |
| December 2015 | Published 'MMOs from the Outside In: The Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games of Psychology, Law, Government, and Real Life' through Apress. |
| December 2015 | Published two books: 'MMOs from the Outside In' and 'MMOs from the Inside Out' through Apress. |
| June 2011 | Published 'Lizzie Lott's Sovereign' through NotByUs. |
| 2010 | Bartle was honored with the Game Developers Choice Online 'The Online Game Legend Award' at the Game Developers Choice Awards, acknowledging his significant contributions to online gaming. |
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