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I thought those of you who were wondering about other cultures using SIMS would like to see this site. The YouTube video is no longer there, but the description gives somewhat of an idea of how another culture has adapted SIMS. While most of them seem to be saris and salwars (Indian Clothing), I wonder what Aishwarya's "outfit" is. My guess is western since in most Bollywood movies you see a lot of western (and rather skanky) clothes.

Cute story about a renewed interest in table hockey. One quote: "In videogames, there is no humanity."

Strong claims (with no evidence) about games and learning

What are the benefits and risks to teen online participation? Dr. Boyd immerses herself in youth communities and researches issues of race, gender, social networking, activism and more.

Updating diary research to blogging. It seems blogging can be therapeutic for teens. More girls in the study than boys. Comments from readers seems to put some difficulties into perspective.

This article talks about how play has become more structured / commercialized and that imagination is one of the components lost.They further state that this leads to diminishing executive function stated to be responsible for decreasing self control.Like the Marshmallow experiment, perhaps there is a need for more evidence ?

Two players who met in the World of Warcraft virtual world, wound up falling in real-life love.

The tokidoki brand collaborated with xbox live so avatars can now wear tokidoki brand clothing and asscessories