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Real Science using SL and WOW

Submitted by Gablar
Gablar writes ""Are Virtual world a fertile ground for research? In this Science Magazine article the author contends that Virtual worlds are fertile grounds for research oportunities on social science, economics and other fields. The author uses WOW and SL as the major examples of virtual worlds and describes some of the current research in SL and WOW. Do virtual worlds have enough parallels with reality to become research platforms?""
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http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/317/583 1

Submitted by Gablar
Gablar writes "Are Virtual world a fertile ground for research? In this science article the author contends that Virtual worlds are fertile grounds for research oportunities on social science, economics and other fields. The author uses WOW and SL as the major examples of virtual worlds and describes some of the current research in SL and WOW. Do virtual worlds have enough parallels with reality to become research platforms?"

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