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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 academ
by 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 agoUm, 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 agoI 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 agoAt a guess, because it's so popular. They're interested in how social games are used, not how they're designed.