Terra Nova (blog)

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|type = Collaborative blog

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|registration = None

|owner =

|author = Edward Castronova, Julian Dibbell, Dan Hunter, and Greg Lastowka

|launch_date = 2003

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Terra Nova was a collaborative blog for academics and professionals in game studies. It focused primarily on the study of virtual worlds.

Started in 2003 by Edward Castronova, Julian Dibbell, Dan Hunter, and Greg Lastowka, Terra Nova initially focused heavily on research and questions surrounding real money trading (RMT) in online virtual worlds.

{{cite web

| title = About TN

| work = Terra Nova

| url = http://terranova.blogs.com/about.html

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

{{cite news

| last = Abate

| first = Tom

| title = Role games as economic tool? It may happen

| work = The San Diego Union Tribune

| date = 2005-08-22

| url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050822/news_mz1c22rolgam.html

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

Coverage later expanded to include impacts of gaming on culture, architecture and law.

{{cite web

| last = Larkin

| first = Thomasina

| title = Whole worlds inside the screen

| work = Blog Watch

| publisher = The Japan Times

| date = 2007-10-31

| url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/print/nc20071031bw.html

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

Terra Nova is cited in the traditional media on issues of gaming in virtual worlds, most notably issues regarding Second Life and World of Warcraft.

{{cite web

| last = Thompson

| first = Clive

| title = Voice Chat Can Really Kill the Mood on WoW

| work = Games without Frontiers

| publisher = Wired

| date = 2007-06-19

| url = https://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/commentary/games/2007/06/games_frontiers_0617

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

{{cite web

| last = Hof

| first = Rob

| title = My Second Life

| work = The Tech Beat

| publisher = Business Week

| date = 2007-04-20

| url = http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/04/my_second_life.html

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060422183926/http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/04/my_second_life.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = April 22, 2006

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

{{cite web

| last = Terdiman

| first = Daniel

| title = Warcrafters take Graveyard Games virtual

| work = News Blog

| publisher = CNet

| date = 2005-10-18

| url = http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-5900639-7.html

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

Various issues have been discussed, from the virtual economy of Star Wars Galaxies

{{cite web

| last = Terdiman

| first = Daniel

| title = Fun in Following the Money

| work = Gaming

| publisher = Wired

| date = 2004-05-08

| url = https://www.wired.com/print/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2004/05/63363

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

to the impact of learning in MMOs.

{{cite web

| last = Rossignol

| first = Jim

| title = Column: 'Blogged Out: Decade Of Graphics'

| work = Industry News

| publisher = Gamasutra

| date = 2006-09-26

| url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11067

| access-date = 2008-07-25}}

Terra Nova's end was made official on September 25, 2014.{{Cite web|title=Making it official: RIP Terra Nova|url=https://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2014/09/making-it-official-rip-terra-nova.html|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Terra Nova}} The most recent post made was on April 28, 2015.{{Cite web|title=RIP Greg|url=https://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2015/04/rip-greg-.html|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Terra Nova}}