From CNN “Some Games May Enhance Sociability”
Researchers spent two years studying whether multi-player online game users isolate themselves from others and what were some benefits of MMOs.
What they found was quite interesting. Certain multi-player games provide an online social arena for users to informally learn from each other things that they wouldn’t normally be able to without the games providing this space, like being exposed to diverse viewpoints from others who don’t happen to live nearby.
MMOs provide users the opportunity to "bridge" with others to make informal connections. Playing MMOs is similar to informal gatherings in coffee houses or pubs. People learn from the company they keep, whether online or in-person.
They found "In the case of MMOs, game play is more akin to playing five-person poker in a neighborhood tavern that is accessible from your own living room."
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