Sl can improve RL
A Stanford University study shows that people carry over the benefits of their Second Life avatars into their real lives.
For example, people with avatars skinnier than their real selves go out and lose weight. The researchers call this the “Proteus effect.”
You can extrapolate from this to see how complex, granular role-playing games can have positive effects on team dynamics, helping organizations with lots of remote workers or, worse, different parts of the organization located in different parts of the country, heal divisions and even build stronger bridges.
This is a really interesting blog. I never really understood what second life was about. But the psycology of someone with a skinny avatar actually going out and loosing weight is fascinating.
And people get Married online? Do many of these marriages bloom into real relationships or do people tend to keep the 2 ‘lives’ separate?
Thanks I’ll definetly pop back soon to see whats going on
Comment by Goody — June 6, 2008 @ 2:39 am