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With all the negativity that mainstream media (sometimes) dishes out on video games, we always like to see when the positive stories get picked up. That's the case with today's article at Register to unlock hidden link that focuses on MMOs and their impact on society. Reporting for The Capital Times, Jeff Richgels asks, "Can massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft produce better citizens?" His article covers the work of Register to unlock hidden link, a University of Wisconsin-Madison education professor who's been studying the social dynamics inherent to MMOs, namely Register to unlock hidden link.

Her work focuses on how massively multiplayer online games expose players to a wide range of diversity. Steinkuehler's recent presentation at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences was ultimately about how navigating that diversity makes players into better citizens, and more open to discussion with their peers.
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Author: James Egan
Category: academiccitizenshipconstance-steinkuehlerculturediversityfantasygamepoliticsjeff-richgelsmmo-industrythe-capital-timesworld-of-warcraftwow
Publish Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST
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