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Study of MMOG Proves Human Interaction Theory

Posted by kdawson on from the real-science-in-a-made-up-world dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new study analyzing interactions among 300,000+ players in an online game universe, called Pardus, has for the first time provided large-scale evidence to prove an 80-year-old psychological theory called Structural Balance Theory. The research, published in PNAS, shows that individuals tend to avoid stress-causing relationships when they develop a society, resulting in more stable social networks."

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  1. Re:Of course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is also Slashdot: where the summary is often bullshit. Assume it is bullshit by default. It's only a vehicle for the links anyway.