From November 1998
through September 1999 I was responsible for the Art Direction of a Massively Multiplayer
On-Line Role Playing Game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic works of literature The
Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings. During production the
Oakhurst division of Sierra was closed due to a reorganization by parent company
Havas Interactive. The core team was moved to Sierra's Bellevue office,
and during the transition most of the art team was lost. After
many months spent rebuilding the project, it was canceled, and the remaining
Middle-earth staff were laid off along with approx. 50 other Havas
employees.
The
Layoff

The following is a
list of links compiled while researching the project. Feel free to browse
or to add them to your list of Tolkien resources.
Remember...Frodo
Lives!

Middle-earth is (
was ) growing in Activeworlds
at AlphaWorld 537N 141E
Now it's kind of a
shrine to a project lost....visit if you like and plant a flower.
To learn more about
Middle-earth check out these Tolkien Links.
Tolkien
Resources
The Gray Havens
Tolkien
Pictures
Rolozo
Tolkien
Hear
Tolkien Speak!
The
final proofs of LOTR
The Middle Earth Vault
The Middle Earth Chronicler
Browse a Huge list of Tolkien Links on...
The
J.R.R. Tolkien Information Page
Need a bit of trivia?
http://www.silcom.com/~manatee/tolkien_hobbit.html
Need a good read?
http://www.connect.ab.ca/~carmen/books/sciencef/jrrt.htm
Need to buy a book?
http://tolkien.cro.net/bookshop.html
Need an interested fan?
http://www.theshire.com/compgames.html
Need some misc. art?
http://members.tripod.com/~teardren/index.html
Proof that Hobbits
exist!
Hobbits are not just a figment of a brilliant imagination.....
They exist....
and still live among us!
Here is the proof.
You decide......
An actual letter from a hobbit?
http://home.wxs.nl/~hobbiton/HOBBITON.HTM
The Hobbit Travel
Guide
Need to learn basic Dwarven for that 2 week vacation
to Middle Earth? http://www.chem.lsu.edu/cbury/ETEP/Tolkien/R/rune/hobbit.htm
Need a place to stay?
http://www.theaa.co.uk/region3/27384.html
Or maybe something more tropical....
http://hi-hobbit.com/accommodations/
Tour Tolkien's Oxford
http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/fantasy/Tolkien/TolkiensOxford/index.html
Need a Bite to Eat?
http://www.ocean-city.com/hobcoup.htm
Need a translation ?
http://www.mines.edu/students/j/jchuhta/trans.html
Need a scratching post for your cat?
http://www.catabode.com/hobbit
So you want it in Russian?.....OK!
http://www.gis.net/~men/tolkien/
Middle Earth Games
Can't wait for Middle Earth? Try a Tolkien MUD!
http://fire.pvv.org/
Learn more about Tolkien Games!
http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/
The Lord of the Rings Movie
The Unofficial Site
http://lotrmovie.tolkien.nu/
Check out the Competition!
Ultima On-Line
EverQuest
Asheron's
Call
???
If you've gotten this far, drop me an email and let me know
what you think!
jonbock@sti.net

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