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Gamers not social rejects: Australian study

I missed the announcement of this research a couple of weeks back but thought it was worth passing on the full announcement from Victoria University:
The video gamer stereotype, which says gamers are lonely nerds with low self-esteem, who are addicted to gaming because they are unable to socialise, has been contradicted by research [...]

Melbourne 2051

Victoria University have a burgeoning presence in Second Life and one of their projects is Melbourne 2051. It’s a small but fascinating build revolving around a segment of Melbourne in, you guessed it, 2051. It’s been created by the 2007 Interactive Storytelling Class (Advanced Diploma of Multimedia – Games) at the University.

The associated website gives [...]