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Research
Research covers a wide spectrum of methodologies, disciplines, and end points. Whether academically based or otherwise, research can both examine virtual worlds, or use virtual worlds to generate insight on ‘real world’ topics.
March 24th: LIVE from Gametech Orlando - The Future of Virtual Worlds
Join us for a special date and time as Metanomics broadcasts live from Gametech, the annual military conference on games and…
January 31: Masterclass on Digital Anthropology and Our Virtual Lives
How have virtual worlds informed the broader culture? What can we learn about the journey of being human from the journey of adapting to a…
December 13: 2010 & Next - Second Life, Virtual Worlds and the State of the Union
Its been a decade of advances for virtual worlds, ending with a year that many won’t forget. As the technologies allowing immersive experiences expand, Second…
December 6: Can Being Part Machine Make Us More Human?
If your body contains technology it might help you to hear better, it may reduce seizures or prevent heart attacks – but does it make…
Virtual Goods: Opportunities, Challenges and Acquisitions
When Metanomics first began broadcasting, virtual goods economies were just starting to be taken seriously. Now, the virtual goods industry has moved well beyond Silicon…
October 12: Noam Chomsky Appears on Metanomics
Metanomics welcomes Professor Noam Chomsky for a very special episode, held on Tuesday October 12th.
Professor Chomsky needs little introduction. Professor of linguistics at the…
October 4th: Playing Games with Economics - Real World Lessons from Virtual Worlds
Can virtual worlds provide insight into economic behavior? Does playing a game equate with how we interact in the physical world? What would a system…
July 7 - 3D Architecture: Physical and Virtual Practice
If you were building a house, you’d hire an architect. If you were building an immersive world, would you hire one too? Do architectural practices…
June 23 - Master Class in 3d Content
On Wednesday, June 23 Metanomics began hosting a series of Master Classes, beginning with 3D Content at the Add a comment
June 9 - Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds
On Wednesday, June 9 at the Metanomics Main Stage in Second Life, Metanomics held a follow up from…
April 14 - New Second Life TOS and Metanomics 100th Episode
On Wednesday, April 14, Metanomics interviewed law professor Joshua Fairfield on the new Second Life terms of service and the legal implications of mixed reality.…
Weaving Narrative Threads in Virtual Worlds
How do non-linear narratives work? Do these story quests make for greater immersion and understanding? How can they be used to help further understanding and…
Total Engagement - Gaming the Workplace
How great would your job be if you could do it in a videogame? That’s the premise behind Byron Reeves and
Don’t Apologize with Author Tyler Cowen
From the author of ‘Create your Own Economy’, Tyler Cowen says there’s no call to apologize for virtual worlds. Don’t act as if virtual goods…
The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age
Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s new book, ‘Delete – The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age’ raises some interesting concerns…namely – do we really need to…
In Counseling - Behavioral Therapy in Virtual Worlds
Can substance abuse be treated online? What do virtual worlds have to offer people diagnosed with autism and schizophrenia? Does anonymity allow people to share…
A State of Affairs: Libertarian Welfare and Its Role in Virtual Communities
How does our understanding of human behavior impact how economic growth is encouraged? What is the role of policy and governance in acting as a…
Live Free and Prosper: Government’s Place in Virtual Worlds and On-line Communities
How should the Internet be governed? What is the role of policy and law in shaping on-line communities? Should we allow anonymity on-line or does…
Inside Linden Lab: An Ethnographic Study by Thomas Malaby
How does the culture INSIDE Linden Lab impact the culture of Second Life? How do the values and attitudes of the Lab translate into…
Do Virtual Worlds Provide Measurable Value? Insight for Enterprise with Dr. Mitzi Montoya
Can we measure the effectiveness of virtual worlds for business? How do we know whether virtual meetings are better than a teleconference, a live meeting,…
Federal Interest and Cyber Security: Government Takes a Serious Look at Virtual Worlds
A written transcript of this episode is available on Slideshare.
How is government using virtual worlds? What platforms are emerging…
Av-Culturation
From the exotic to the mundane, Metanomics explores avatar culture. Anthropologists Tom Boellstorff and Celia Pearce are developing new methods and theories about human relationships…
World Bank
Dahlia Khalifa, senior economist at the World Bank discusses both the World Bank’s launch into Second Life and the conclusions of the…
Dmitri Williams: Who Plays?
USC Professor Dmitri Williams talks about his terabyte-sized data set from Sony Online Entertainment. We delve into Dmitri’s survey…
The Credit Crisis
Maureen O’Hara of Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, an expert on real-world…
Metanomics Revisited
Live from Copenhagen at Noon on Monday, September 22, we turn the tables when Benjamin Duranske, author of Virtual Law and editor of virtuallyblind.com ,…
Experimental Economics
Experimental Economics. In a session designed for academic researchers, a panel discussion on Experimental Economics in Virtual Worlds explored the opportunities and challenges of economic…
Just in Time for Tax Day
Just in Time for Tax Day, Metanomics interviewed Accountants in Second Life. We were joined by Arlene Ciroula and Byron Patrick of KAWG&F, a…
Virtually Social
Virtually Social. As part of CMP’s week-long event Life 2.0, Metanomics interviewed Nick Yee, Ph.D. of the Palo Alto Research Center. We discussed Nick’s…
Richard Bartle
Richard Bartle spoke to Metanomics about real-money trade, game design, his famous model of player types, and his critiques of existing virtual worlds. This discussion…
New Realities in Commerce
2008 New Realities in Commerce. In February, Metanomics held a multi-world broadcast from the Emory University Conference, Add a comment
Virtual Banking Revisited
Virtual Banking Revisited. A follow-up discussion brought in views from outside Second Life, from Joshua Fairfield (Washington and Lee School of Law), Dan Miller (US…
Virtual Banking
Virtual Banking. Two special panel discussions discussed the motivation for and impact of Linden Lab’s banking policy, which was announced in early January, 2008. The…
Journalists on Entrepreneurs
12/10/2007 Journalists on Entrepreneurs allowed Daniel Terdiman (CNet), Peter Ludlow (Second Life Herald) and W. James Au (New World Notes) to discuss their books and…
Synthetic Economies
11/19/2007 Synthetic Economies. Edward Castronova, Associate Professor of Telecommunications at Indiana University, was the first economist to examine virtual worlds. His work on synthetic economies,…
Virtual Finance
11/12/2007 Virtual Finance discusses the challenges involved with investing in and regulating Second Life financial markets. The panel discussion includes exchange CEOs IntLibber Brautigan…
Taxation of Virtual Worlds
Taxation of Virtual Worlds, with Bryan Camp of Texas Tech University’s School of Law, explores the tax implications of virtual commerce, in game worlds (like…
Julian Dibbell
10/1/2007 Julian Dibbell is an author of numerous books and articles about virtual worlds. Our discussion emphasized his recent writings, and his exploration of “ludo-capitalism.”
…US Congress Looks at the Metaverse
10/8/2007 U.S. Congress Looks at the Metaverse. Dan Miller, Senior Economist of the Joint Economic Committee is trying to stay a step ahead of the…
Anti-Social Contracts
9/24/2007 Anti-Social Contracts, with law Professor Joshua Fairfield, explored the limitations of the current state of contract law in virtual worlds. Fairfield specializes in the…
Metanomics 101
9/17/2007 Metanomics 101 set out Professor Robert Bloomfield’s view of Metanomics, laying out all three major subfields (experimentalist, immersionist and augmentationist).
On September 17th 2007,…
Virtual Worlds, State of the Union: Season Highlights
Since 2007, Metanomics has been at the center of our understanding of the serious uses of virtual worlds. Spanning over 80 episodes, host Robert Bloomfield…
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