Virtual game is a 'disease model'

Anach · Unread post by **Anach** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:27 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6951918.stm

An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, scientists suggest

The "corrupted blood" disease spread rapidly within the popular online World of Warcraft game, killing off thousands of players in an uncontrolled plague.

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:04 pm

Interesting read.

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 pm

so wait.. is this a virus in the game, or is it a deliberate disease?
if it's a deliberate thing, i'm going to reactivate my old account and kill people

Anach · Unread post by **Anach** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:40 pm

Apparently was a bug that happened some time ago. Strange bug, I wonder what caused it.

*edit*
Actually if I recall correctly, I think it was intended as part of a quest or some such, but the bug was that players found a way to make it spread. Something along those lines.

Lores · Unread post by **Lores** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:19 am

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293 ... ideogaming

More of the same

Anach · Unread post by **Anach** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:27 am

They should of quickly coded in a way to cure it

Lores · Unread post by **Lores** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:51 am

But this happen so long ago. WTH, slow news day?