Choose Your Fictions Well (2010)
Summary
The piece analyzes how competing narratives within virtual worlds (e.g., Alphaville elections in The Sims Online and the JLU incident in Second Life) reveal different frames of play and politics. It argues that open-ended virtual spaces can foster civic engagement and activism, but also pose challenges for governance, privacy, and social cohesion, prompting reflection on how fictional fantasies shape real-world values and actions.