Welcome to Worldplay Research Initiative (WRI) -- a collaborative research project that explores the issues associated with cross-cultural interactions in virtual worlds. Our goal is to identify creative ways that players, game developers, and industry professionals can nurture and extend transnational cooperation in virtual worlds. In the interests of reciprocity, we are opening up our research process to the broader community of gamers and games researchers.

From here, you can:

You can also use the list below to view blog postings from individual researchers. Or, you can view the class blog.

WRI TEAM MEMBERS

Avatar Image Aaron Delwiche
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Avatar Image Andrew Truelove
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Avatar Image Ender Ergun
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Avatar Image Kevin Britt
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Avatar Image Raelle Smiley
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Avatar Image Nick Theccanat
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Avatar Image Matt Tanner
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Avatar Image Anna Kern
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Avatar Image Evan Barnett
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Avatar Image Patrick Crim
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Avatar Image Shep McAllister
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Avatar Image Cole Gray
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Avatar Image Aaron Passer
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Avatar Image Chan Man Cheong
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Avatar Image Hannah Linn
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Avatar Image Rachel Rodgers
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Avatar Image Vinh Nguyen
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CONTINUING MEMBERS

Avatar Image Mark McCullough ('09 - present)
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Avatar Image Ray Wang ('09 - present)
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Avatar Image Ryan Darley ('09 - present)
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