In 2005, the multiplayer online game World of Warcraft was taken over by a virus called Corrupted Blood, and the virtual pandemic in this fantasy world played out remarkably like COVID-19. I talk with...Show More
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mm recommended:Mar 27th, 2021
The popular World of Warcraft virtual world game had a pandemic and people were dying in the game. Researchers actually used it to observe behaviours that is shockingly similar to what we’re seeing in the current pandemic!
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danny recommended:Mar 26th, 2021
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rmmiller364 recommended:Mar 26th, 2021
Fascinating! What a virus in World of Warcraft can teach us about coronavirus
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mmMar 26th, 2021
@rmmiller364 I wish we had a reset!
rmmiller364Mar 26th, 2021
@mm I know, right?!