trendwatching: therapeutic gaming and second life redux
In this trendwatching podcast, Nora Young talks about this Technology Review interview with the new CEO at Linden Labs (the people behind Second Life) and wonders what it would mean for businesses to make an investment in building authentic community in online worlds. She also references this story on Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom that her show Spark covered.
Meanwhile, Cathi Bond points to this Science Daily report on new research that suggests gaming may put you into heightened states of creativity.