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Shakespeare Game Much Ado About Nothing

MMO game hoped to be social experiment - instead it's 'no fun'

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 5, 2007 2:03 PM CST

(Newser) – Edward Castronova’s Arden: The World of Shakespeare was supposed to be a revolutionary academic experiment, a massive multiplayer online world where players learned about Shakespeare while Castronova tested economic theories on them. There’s just one problem, Technology Review reports: “It’s no...   Read full story »

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