reading all this has led me to think a lot about using MMOs as a testing ground for sociology
i think you are on the right track—a google scholar search reveals an enormous amount of social science conducted on virtual worlds including topics like teamwork, economics, and religion. don’t know about governance systems though.
i think you are on the right track—a google scholar search reveals an enormous amount of social science conducted on virtual worlds including topics like teamwork, economics, and religion. don’t know about governance systems though.