Project Massive looks at gamers' offline lives

Carnegie Mellon University's Project Massive has released the second wave of results from their ongoing research examining the massively multiplayer online gamer and has launched the third survey. Like Nick Yee's work, the team aims to understand what draws people to these thriving virtual realitieis, what keeps 'em there and what happens to their real lives while they're kicking around in digital utopia.

This latest approach aims to understand how real life is effected by online play, a topic close to my heart as the motivation for returning to the hallowed halls of academia.

Previously, Project Massive has investigated player communication and organization in PC based, Massively Multiplayer games. While this work continues, the inquiry has been expanded to address the impact of online play on the players' real life activities, perceptions, and experiences.

If you're an online gamer - and not just a MMOG player - you can take the new survey here.

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