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• 16 Jul 08
  

  Tara McGowan

  Interesting new Journal of Virtual Worlds Research- proposes to start an international discussion forum on virtual worlds, their impact and effects on society and psychosocial development and a look at them and gaming.

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  • we consider virtual worlds to be computer-based simulated environment where users interact with other users through graphic or textual representations of themselves utilizing textual chat, voice, video or other forms of communication.
  • through this forum we are contributing to the development of specific space within the scholarly and creative communities for discourse on the wide variety of topic areas that are involved in virtual worlds research, including history of virtual worlds, cultural and social theory, quantitative research, qualitative research, virtual ethnographies, pedagogy, education and virtual worlds, development, experimentation, ideas and the intersection of virtual worlds and society.

  • Co-Founding Editors:

     

    Joseph Lopez & Jeremiah Spence
     Journal of Virtual Worlds Research c/o ACTlab Department of Radio, Television & Film
     1 University Station A0800
     Austin, Texas 78712-0108

     

    Email: contact@jtlopez.com

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