To read the linked GigaOM article, it looks like he's a professor whose field of study is internet law, and the people he plays Warcraft with are largely academics interested in the dynamics of virtual worlds (or so they say...).
Um, if they were, then why'd they pick a relatively shallow hack n slash game? So that they could write papers about getting ganked, camped and teabagged by a rogue who is in real life a slightly overweight 15 year old boy?
I think that's a rather unfortunate simplification. I'd say that there is quite a bit to be gained from studying leadership in these settings. If the Harvard Business review is covering it, I'd say it is a safe bet that there is some good research being done in this area.
Really? It seems to me when the FCC gets something done, it fines TV stations for offending someone, grants media companies bigger monopolies, or oversteps their authority by trying to introduce the broadcast flag. Do we really want them to get something done?
25 bid that a high-ranking federal official cites Chrono Trigger in a speech before 2030. The question is: what will he pull? Let's see... how about "power is beautiful, and I've got the power"?
"On the eve of this election night victory, I want to reflect on how we got here. I thought the campaign was over when I died. But, thanks to my team, I was brought back to life. I don't have a frog on my team, but I do have a girl with glasses, a girl with baggy white pants and a guy who floats when he runs. Oh, and a robot."
