January 18, 2010 – 1:43 pm
Yesterday I mentioned an article in the h+ Magazine about Dr. Byron Reeves who proposes that aspects of online multiplayer games may be useful in solving real world business problems.
The article linked Part 1 of 2 of a presentation, “Work Sucks – Games are Great”, given by Dr. Reeves. Part 2 is perhaps even [...]
January 17, 2010 – 3:22 pm
As seen on /., h+ Magazine has published an article, “Turning Work into Play with Online Games”, wherein Dr. Byron Reeves, a professor at Stanford University, relates how elements of MMORPG’s may have value in solving real-world business problems.
“Byron Reeves’ research suggests that online gaming can provide workplace benefits well beyond e-learning. He took [...]
December 28, 2009 – 12:43 pm
As some of you may be aware, I’ve returned to school to get an MBA. This particular MBA program comes with a heavy workload. I haven’t had time to play or blog in months. Not being one to quietly acquiesce, I’ve tried to find opportunities to combine education and my passion for MMORPG’s.
One such [...]
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December 10, 2008 – 12:05 pm
The MMOGosphere is all atwitter about Star Wars: the Old Republic going microtransactional. Critique-geeks seem to have an obsession with naming and classifying things. Evolutionary? Revolutionary? That feature’s just an evolution of Game X yada yada. That’s a totally revolutionary game. Blah blah blah. What does history [...]
From Cognitive Daily
A study1 by Joshua M. Smyth, Ph.D., from October 2007, concludes (according to a summary from Cognitive Daily) that MMORPG’s are more consuming and disruptive than other game types.
There is occasionally debate about whether MMORPG’s are addictive and disruptive. Debate which I find rather silly. Of course they are! [...]
