Social Science and virtual worlds - 2008 is the year

If you’re kicking back and planning your intellectual stimulation for next year, this post on Terra Nova is worth a look. Education and social science have strong communities in virtual worlds, particularly Second Life.

We’ll be covering developments in those areas as always. If you know of some great work being done, let us know!

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