Online "Guilds" Mirror Real Life Gangs 160
j-beda writes "In June 2009, Dr. Neil Johnson published a paper titled 'Human group formation in online guilds and offline gangs driven by a common team dynamic' in Physical Review E that found the way in which WoW 'guilds' form can be described by a mathematical model that can also be applied to an unrelated group of people: street gangs in Los Angeles. Since 'Any group that satisfies these fairly autonomous, competitive criteria would also (fit the model),' said Dr. Johnson, the findings are of interest to those combating international as well as local terrorist cells."
LFG... (Score:5, Funny)
Who cares about Iraq (Score:5, Funny)
the findings are of interest to [those] combating international as well as local terrorist cells
Who cares about Iraq when I can help fight the terrorists by playing WoW all day.
I knew it wasn't me! (Score:2, Funny)
Using WoW to fight terrorism? (Score:4, Funny)
Oh well, its still better than attacking Iraq when bin Laden is in Pakistan.
When you're a Goonswarm... (Score:3, Funny)
you're a goonswarm all the way, from your first corp-owned corvette to your last dying day!
Re:lulz (Score:2, Funny)
Re:gangstas (Score:2, Funny)
Leeeeeeeroooooooy Jjjjenkins!
So do think that real life 'ganstas' have nerds that compute the "percentage of survival" if they do a drive by shooting?
"Uhhhhh yeah, gimme a sec...I'm coming up with 32.33 uh repeating of course"
Re:Sarcastic question, answered honestly (Score:5, Funny)
Because it is a science
I've dated sociologists, sociology is a science in much the same way Jazz is a color.
Re:Are they sure? (Score:3, Funny)
Well, you can... but one way or the other, the fights will be over really, really fast :)
Re:Sarcastic question, answered honestly (Score:5, Funny)
Re:LFG... (Score:3, Funny)
<Axis of Anarchy> is now recruiting Level 85 Goblin Sappers!
Re:LFG... (Score:2, Funny)
After a thorough analyzation of your playing styles and personalities adjoined with data from my own personal unsystematic numeral initiator your odds of winning are 33.33% with the three repeating of course. In addition I just watched Season 3 of The Guild.