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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: Re: Wargames and Virtual Worlds (Was Re: Questions about BattleTech)
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Date: 27 Apr 91 00:42:19 GMT
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I think my respondents on this topic mistake my meaning.  It's true that
I am saddened that this year's major new applications of virtual worlds 
technology emphasize warrior behavior.

But my main concern is a professional one, that if these are the >only<
major developments of 1991, it is going to affect our collective ability
to attract funding and to regain credibility as a nontrivial field, after
the fiascos of recent years.  Am I overly anxious?  Or does the arching
of the back I perceive among some potential supporters suggest a tiring
with the bizarrie that is passing for "useful" endeavor.

Bob Jacobson
Moderator
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