virtual worlds


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A year ago, gnovis interviewed Ted Castranova, author of "Synthetic Worlds." Castranova returned to speak to CCT students again this week, and we grabbed him for a follow up interview. Our apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode.

That’s what Ted Castronova urged us CCT students to believe during his October 23rd talk. He challenged us to wonder what the world would be like if we all spent some time in Norrath. What Castronova is referring to is the online fantasy worlds in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG). He is challenging people’s dismissal of MMORPG as “simply” games.

Hmmm…remember that moment in The Matrix when…..  Read More »

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