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January 16, 2007
Eudoxa publishes report on the virtual worlds
The Eudoxa think tank is proud to present the report Reality of virtual life- the first generation written by Dr. Alexander Kanaev and to arrange a seminar presenting the report on February 1st
Dr. Kanaev has previously worked for the UNESCO and Stockholm University
In the Eudoxa Policy Study Reality of virtual life- the first generation he explains the increased social, economical, cultural and political significance of virtual worlds:
"The present paper discusses the social implications of massive multi-player online games (MMOG). It is argued that the possibilities they offer switches the concept of gaming towards an environment with deeper implications than just entertainment. Modern society is ready to extend the concept of virtuality, already commonplace, to whole virtual worlds. MMOGs offer a model for a new society, a virtual environment attractive enough to become the testbed for a new breed of online communities. Examples from massive multi-player online role-playing games such as World Of Warcraft (Blizzard Inc.), Anarchy Online (FunCom) and Second Life (Linden Lab Inc.) are used to emonstrate that, under the word “online gaming� lies a far more serious development trend with deep social implications."
The seminar will be held on Thursday February 1st at Wennergren Center, Sveavagen 166 in Stockholm room "Hugo Theorell".
A light meal will be served at 17h30
The presentation starts at 18h00 and is followed by a comment by Ana Valdés, writer and social anthropologist, working in the fields of cyberculture, games and simulation since many years ago, author of the book "Women@Internet"
There will be opportunity for questions until 20h00.
The Eudoxa think tank is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Their focus is on discussing the societal effects of emerging technologies progress with dynamist thoughts on experimentation. Eudoxa has published books and reports in Swedish, Danish and English.
For further information please contact Waldemar Ingdahl telephone +46 8 83 87 73 e-mail info@eudoxa.se
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Posted by Waldemar at January 16, 2007 10:30 AM