http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:34:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html/comment-page-1#comment-140537 David Bradley Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:08:42 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html#comment-140537 Andrew, it is indeed easier...but there might be problems with deliberately infecting a well-liked and well-used gaming system to test a scientific theory unless it is done so well that gamers find the disease itself a fascinating part of the gameplay. Otherwise, the maker of the game could alienate their users very quickly. Andrew, it is indeed easier…but there might be problems with deliberately infecting a well-liked and well-used gaming system to test a scientific theory unless it is done so well that gamers find the disease itself a fascinating part of the gameplay. Otherwise, the maker of the game could alienate their users very quickly.

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html/comment-page-1#comment-140534 David Bradley Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:46:11 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html#comment-140534 I looked at Second Life a while ago for the purposes of reviewing it on a professional basis for a client, but I find that having spent most of the day in front of a monitor, mouse in hand, I'm not so keen to spend my leisure time doing the same! I looked at Second Life a while ago for the purposes of reviewing it on a professional basis for a client, but I find that having spent most of the day in front of a monitor, mouse in hand, I’m not so keen to spend my leisure time doing the same!

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html/comment-page-1#comment-140372 Hsien Lei Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:21:17 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html#comment-140372 I just read about this in <a href="http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9682597" rel="nofollow">The Economist</a>. Interesting stuff! Personally, I just don't have the dedication or interest to get involved in these online worlds, including Second Life. I just read about this in The Economist. Interesting stuff! Personally, I just don’t have the dedication or interest to get involved in these online worlds, including Second Life.

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html/comment-page-1#comment-139704 Andrew Sun Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:31:18 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/world-of-warcraft-fights-disease.html#comment-139704 Spreading designed disease in an Internet game is easier than asking people to install a client of distributing computer network. Spreading designed disease in an Internet game is easier than asking people to install a client of distributing computer network.

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