Professor Gets $100,000 World of Warcraft Grant

**MIG-31** · Sep 18, 2008, 07:07 PM

Bonnie Nardi, an infomatics professor at the University of California, Irvine, just got a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to "study" Blizzard's mega-hit MMO World of Warcraft.
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Source: Shacknews

[hobo]eclipse · Sep 18, 2008, 07:55 PM

that's pretty amazing, and disturbing

Vikingod · Sep 18, 2008, 08:22 PM

Seems to be all kinds of gaming-centered scientific research taking off. I'm surprized it took this long for someone to focus in on that game specifically.

Sep 18, 2008, 07:07 PM	#1
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Sep 18, 2008, 07:55 PM	#2
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	that's pretty amazing, and disturbing

Sep 18, 2008, 08:22 PM	#3
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Seems to be all kinds of gaming-centered scientific research taking off. I'm surprized it took this long for someone to focus in on that game specifically.