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Virtual Worlds Are Real


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Avatars in World of Warcraft

Avatars interact in World of Warcraft. The avatars may be virtual, but their behavior is not.

Credit: Blizzard Entertainment

Ever since virtual worlds and online games emerged in the mainstream consciousness around 2005, the media has insisted on framing them as escapist fantasies.

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