Study Shows that MMOs Promote Sociability

chrisb33 writes: After studying several MMOs, University of Illinois researchers have concluded that the games "promote sociability and new worldviews." The study found that the games did not foster social isolation, but actually encouraged meetings between players of differing backgrounds, supplying the "social horizon-broadening...sorely lacking in American society." While they caution that, in extreme cases, fixation on internet gaming could diminish offline relationships, the tone of the press release with regard to gaming is remarkably upbeat compared to that of most recent news about gaming.