7 Jul
2010
7 Jul
'10
3:59 p.m.
For those who are researching interactions within gaming environment, or even just internet social anonymity or gender anonymity, this is a big deal. http://kotaku.com/5580585/blizzard-forums-will-soon-display-your-real-name Privacy issues arise, as do gender interaction issues. Would you let in a female player in to your guild in WoW? What if they were a 'female' playing with a male avatar? What about a 'male' name playing with a female avatar? These games are built on guilds and social formations - what impact might this new change have? I must curtail my thoughts and come back later to explore this, but I thought I'd share the Kotaku post. -SharonG