Terra Nova was a
collaborative blog
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for academics and professionals in
game studies
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. It focused primarily on the study of
virtual worlds.
Started in 2003 by
Edward Castronova Edward "Ted" Castronova is a professor of media at Indiana University Bloomington. He is known in particular for his work on the economies of synthetic worlds.
Biography
Castronova obtained a BS in international affairs from Georgetown University i ...
,
Julian Dibbell
Julian Dibbell (; born February 23, 1963) is an American author and technology journalist with a focus on social systems within online communities.Leonard, Andrew (January 22, 1999)The unbearable realness of virtual being. Salon.com
Life and c ...
, Dan Hunter, and Greg Lastowka, Terra Nova initially focused heavily on research and questions surrounding
real money trading (RMT) in online virtual worlds.
Coverage later expanded to include impacts of gaming on culture, architecture and law.
Terra Nova is cited in the traditional media on issues of gaming in virtual worlds, most notably issues regarding ''
Second Life
''Second Life'' is an online multimedia platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user created content within a multi player online virtual world. Developed and owned by the San Fra ...
'' and ''
World of Warcraft
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''. Various issues have been discussed, from the virtual economy of ''
Star Wars Galaxies
''Star Wars Galaxies'' was a ''Star Wars'' themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows, developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.
Released on June 26, 2003, to much critical ac ...
'' to the impact of learning in
MMOs.
Terra Nova's end was made official on September 25, 2014. The most recent post made was on April 28, 2015.
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External links
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Video game culture
American gaming websites
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