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I feel like I'm supposed to believe this a good thing. I am struggling though. I'd prefer a reformed WoW player.

• jcl 18y ago
  To read the linked GigaOM article, it looks like he's a professor whose field of study is internet law, and the people he plays Warcraft with are largely academics interested in the dynamics of virtual worlds (or so they say...). http://gigaom.com/2008/11/18/obamas-fcc-transition-team-co-chair-a-wow-player/ http://gigaom.com/2008/11/18/obamas-fcc-transition-team-co-c...
  • henning 18y ago
    Um, if they were, then why'd they pick a relatively shallow hack n slash game? So that they could write papers about getting ganked, camped and teabagged by a rogue who is in real life a slightly overweight 15 year old boy?
    • tsally 18y ago
      I think that's a rather unfortunate simplification. I'd say that there is quite a bit to be gained from studying leadership in these settings. If the Harvard Business review is covering it, I'd say it is a safe bet that there is some good research being done in this area.
    • celoyd 18y ago
      At a guess, because it's so popular. They're interested in how social games are used, not how they're designed.