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15 Minutes of Fame (http://www.wow.com/category/15-minutes-of-fame/) is WoW.com's look at World of Warcraft players of all shapes and sizes -- from the renowned to the relatively anonymous, from the remarkable to the player next door. Tip us off (http://www.wow.com/tips) to players you'd like to hear more about.
Whoa ... Was that a book on WoW and philosophy on that display rack? Why yes, it was. World of Warcraft and Philosophy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812696735/downandoutint-20), edited by Luke Cuddy and John Nordlinger, has been attracting double-takes in bookstores since last fall. With selections by philosophers from all over the globe, the book covers issues topics such as ethics, economics, gender identity and metaphysics through WoW-tinted lenses. But this is no dusty, academic tome. Roleplaying, cybersex and the infamous Corrupted Blood (http://www.wowwiki.com/Corrupted_Blood) plague are all on the menu in this lively, readable tome targeted at fans of WoW.
Editor John Nordlinger is just the sort of guy you'd expect to find behind such an eclectic project. The former senior research program manager at Microsoft is California-bound, moving from work in high-tech education to studying film production at USC. We visited with John while he was in transition about some of the realities behind World of Warcraft and Philosophy.Continue reading 15 Minutes of Fame: Philosophically speaking (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/12/15-minutes-of-fame-philosophically-speaking/)
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15 Minutes of Fame (http://www.wow.com/category/15-minutes-of-fame/) is WoW.com's look at World of Warcraft players of all shapes and sizes -- from the renowned to the relatively anonymous, from the remarkable to the player next door. Tip us off (http://www.wow.com/tips) to players you'd like to hear more about.
Whoa ... Was that a book on WoW and philosophy on that display rack? Why yes, it was. World of Warcraft and Philosophy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812696735/downandoutint-20), edited by Luke Cuddy and John Nordlinger, has been attracting double-takes in bookstores since last fall. With selections by philosophers from all over the globe, the book covers issues topics such as ethics, economics, gender identity and metaphysics through WoW-tinted lenses. But this is no dusty, academic tome. Roleplaying, cybersex and the infamous Corrupted Blood (http://www.wowwiki.com/Corrupted_Blood) plague are all on the menu in this lively, readable tome targeted at fans of WoW.
Editor John Nordlinger is just the sort of guy you'd expect to find behind such an eclectic project. The former senior research program manager at Microsoft is California-bound, moving from work in high-tech education to studying film production at USC. We visited with John while he was in transition about some of the realities behind World of Warcraft and Philosophy.Continue reading 15 Minutes of Fame: Philosophically speaking (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/12/15-minutes-of-fame-philosophically-speaking/)
Filed under: WoW Social Conventions (http://www.wow.com/category/wow-social-conventions/), Features (http://www.wow.com/category/features/), Interviews (http://www.wow.com/category/interviews/), 15 Minutes of Fame (http://www.wow.com/category/15-minutes-of-fame/)
15 Minutes of Fame: Philosophically speaking (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/12/15-minutes-of-fame-philosophically-speaking/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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