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The Scientific Research Potential of Virtual Worlds

Bainbridge, William Sims·2007·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1146930
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Online virtual worlds, electronic environments where people can work and interact in a somewhat realistic manner, have great potential as sites for research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, as well as in human-centered computer science. This article uses Second Life and World of Warcraft as two very different examples of current virtual worlds that foreshadow future developments, introducing a number of research methodologies that scientists are now exploring, including formal experimentation, observational ethnography, and quantitative analysis of economic markets or social networks.

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Authors
Bainbridge, W. S.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2007-07-27
Volume
317
Issue
5837
Pages
472-476
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1146930
OpenAlex
W2149249197
Cited by
935
References
22
FWCI
273.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed

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