One thing I was struck with is that how the behavior of people in WoW duplicated the real world, with people both deliberately infecting others and those helping others while at considerable risk for themselves.
>From what I understand epidemiologists and other health researchers are now talking with Blizzard about setting up something similar for research simulations to mimic real world plagues in order to study how people react to virulent and rapidly spreading diseases. larry On 10/7/05, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To think there are as many maladjusted assholes in the real world as > > you see in WoW? > > Wonder what they would do in the real world if there were no real > > consequences to their actions beyond having their 'account' suspended > > for a while ;-)...or wait is that 'jail' ? :) > > hmmm.. > > I have 3 of them in my SQL Server class - it's amazing how enthralled > in the virtual world they are... I had to threaten them with > disconnecting the computer lab from the Internet to get them to > actally do their work last week. > > Sheesh! > > (It's only a hobby... it's only a hobby... it's only a.... <NO CARRIER>) > Hatotn > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176407 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
