Indiana University Forms a Synthetic World Initiative

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Brett Bixler[Edit][Delete]: Indiana University Forms a Synthetic World Initiative, Penn State Virtual Worlds [Edit][Delete] August 2, 2006

Edward Castronova writes in an email "to announce the formation of a Synthetic Worlds Initiative within the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University." What's ineresting is that they are mounting what is essentially an in-game expedition (don't forget that quinine!) to investigate virtual worlds. Follow their blog at the Synthetic World News. More...