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De virtuelle verdener er fremtidens internet!!!

By On 04/07/2010 ·

Eller sådan lød det vanvittige gruppeskrig for blot tre år siden. Dengang voksne mennesker med realkreditlån, familie og fast arbejde i ramme alvor mente at brugerfjendsk proprietær 3D-teknologi var svaret. På alt.

Du kan godt huske 2007 ikke? Dengang danske dagblade etablerede redaktioner i den virtuelle [...]

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Foredrag om computerspil og virtuelle verdener

By On 03/04/2007 ·

Jeg kan bestilles til foredrag om følgende emner:

Børn og computerspil: Hvad ved vi?
Danske børn, ikke mindst drengene, bruger megen tid foran skærmen. Men hvilke typer spil spiller de, og hvad siger forskningen om effekten af disse spil? Er de lærerige? Eller måske skadelige? Og hvordan bør man forholde sig som ansvarlig voksen? [...]

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Trouble in the off-world colonies

By On 08/03/2007 ·


In the LA Times article Virtual loses its virtues, Alana Semuels makes interesting observations on social tension in Second Life. In particular she notes how old-timers feel a loss of control in the face of the massive influx of commercial interest. Early residents who have expressed their [...]

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Second Life, some thoughts

By On 01/03/2007 ·

Recently, I’ve been talking to a good number of journalists about Second Life.
I know about virtual worlds, but I always try to point out that I have no particular SL expertise. I haven’t spent enough time in that world to fully grasp its mechanics and particular features. Anyway, [...]

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Truth be told

By On 30/01/2007 ·

Not often is the game scholar mailing list GAMESNETWORK the scene of passionate outbursts.
But in the proud tradition of this blog of posting digital snippets without commentary, here’s two interesting methodological recommendations for intrepid young scholars in the field:

Scholar 1:

And for that matter too many of you are studying WoW. Stop [...]

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