I missed the announcement of this research a couple of weeks back but thought it was worth passing on the full announcement from Victoria University: The video gamer stereotype, which says gamers are lonely nerds with low self-esteem, who are addicted to gaming because they are unable to socialise, has been contradicted by research by Victoria University Honours graduate Dan … [Read more...] about Gamers not social rejects: Australian study
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Club Penguin intensifies its Australian presence
As reported in news.com.au late this week, the Australian Disney website will soon have a direct link to the incredibly popular Club Penguin virtual world for kids. More Australian staff are expected to be employed, particularly given the future plans for virtual world products based on the Cars and Pixie Hollow franchises. There's certainly a momentum building in … [Read more...] about Club Penguin intensifies its Australian presence
Interzone’s MMO: Interzone Futebol
Sporting virtual worlds are few and far between, so the announcement of a soccer MMO is likely to cause some interest. Interzone Futebol (futebol = soccer = football) will initially be released in Portuguese only but international versions are planned not long after. The feature set touted is: team-based multiplayer matches, with every character on the pitch (playing field) … [Read more...] about Interzone’s MMO: Interzone Futebol
Jobs board redux
Last month we introduced our jobs board. Since then we've had feedback that it was too USA-centric so we've switched to another provider. The best news about this is that posting jobs is free at this stage. We may introduce a small fee in the future but at this stage the most important thing is getting a central place where virtual worlds jobs can be advertised. To post a … [Read more...] about Jobs board redux
Seventeen Unsung Songs wrap-up
Back in May we mentioned a mixed reality event in Melbourne called Seventeen Unsung Songs. Tateru Nino has done a nice wrap of the event on Massively. Here's to more engaging mixed reality events in the future! … [Read more...] about Seventeen Unsung Songs wrap-up