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Title: Game worlds show their human side - BBC Post by: Stephen Taylor on August 04, 2007, 04:19:26 AM Game worlds show their human side - BBC
Social scientists think virtual worlds could be good laboratories. World of Warcraft and Second Life are proving a boon to social scientists who are using them as virtual laboratories. Researchers are getting insights into real life by studying what people do in virtual worlds, reveals a review in the journal Science. It suggests virtual worlds could help scientists studying ideas of government and even concepts of self Read More.. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6917924.stm) |