Since the mainstream media is often anti-gaming, it’s good to see the Washington Post join the ranks of publications such as Business Week in pointing out that World of Warcraft players really are learning valuable business skills. The Post takes the position that, if it didn’t alarm people so much, you could totally list...
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Business Week Approves of my World of Warcraft Addiction
Turns out that all the time I spend in World of Warcraft is honing my management skills. Business Week did an article on how all the skills used in WoW also apply to making the workplace better and more efficient. I think this is probably true, but have admit that my WoW performance, as...
Make Lovecraft, not Warcraft?
My favorite virtual world, right now, is the World of Warcraft. Because it’s so popular, naturally some people will hate it. I don’t mind that, I sometimes hate people, movies, television shows, whatever, mostly because they seem way more popular than they deserve. I understand. But the reasons people give for hating are sometimes...