http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59589 Cybersexy Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:14:48 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59589 It's always nice to be remembered. ;) It’s always nice to be remembered. ;)

]]> http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59468 Bonnie Ruberg Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:33:09 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59468 I'm just remembering back to <a href="http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/07/13/give-it-to-me-baby/" rel="nofollow">a comment dialogue</a> with Cybersexy on the topic of STD's in Sociolotron. I feel like the mechanics are skewed for the recreation of actual STD spread, but it's a great idea in theory... Contaminate a few users in a sexually active online social environment (what online social environment isn't sexually active) and see how things turn out. Could be really useful, and really interesting. I’m just remembering back to a comment dialogue with Cybersexy on the topic of STD’s in Sociolotron. I feel like the mechanics are skewed for the recreation of actual STD spread, but it’s a great idea in theory… Contaminate a few users in a sexually active online social environment (what online social environment isn’t sexually active) and see how things turn out. Could be really useful, and really interesting.

]]> http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59467 Phalligator Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:24:21 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59467 This makes me think of Sociolotron. I wonder how closely the dynamics of STD spread in the that game mirror reality. I'm guessing they didn't have any epidemiologist consultants...but maybe they did. This makes me think of Sociolotron. I wonder how closely the dynamics of STD spread in the that game mirror reality. I’m guessing they didn’t have any epidemiologist consultants…but maybe they did.

]]> http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59461 Bonnie Ruberg Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:39:19 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59461 It's pretty interesting stuff, actually. It happened about two years ago (September, 2005). There's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupted_Blood" rel="nofollow">more general info here</a>. It’s pretty interesting stuff, actually. It happened about two years ago (September, 2005). There’s more general info here.

]]> http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59220 darkpen Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:15:54 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2007/08/31/game-plague-and-real-life-disease/#comment-59220 huh... having never played WoW, this is the first I've ever heard of this plague phenomena/game design quirk. Too bad Blizzard didn't turn it into an event and make some sort of cure quest XD huh… having never played WoW, this is the first I’ve ever heard of this plague phenomena/game design quirk. Too bad Blizzard didn’t turn it into an event and make some sort of cure quest XD

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