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
Victoria University
Melbourne 2051
Victoria University have a burgeoning presence in Second Life and one of their projects is Melbourne 2051. It's a small but fascinating build revolving around a segment of Melbourne in, you guessed it, 2051. It's been created by the 2007 Interactive Storytelling Class (Advanced Diploma of Multimedia - Games) at the University. The associated website gives the full storyline … [Read more...] about Melbourne 2051