New Website Studies Policy Implications of Virtual Worlds

Washington, DC, August 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Pixels and Policy (www.pixelsandpolicy.com), a new website and blog dedicated to the study of how virtual worlds impact real-world policy, politics, and culture, opened its virtual doors today.

Pixels and Policy, the brainchild of former U.S. Congressional Legislative Fellow and Asia Chronicle Staff Writer Max Burns, draws on Burns’ experience as a long-time researcher and user of virtual worlds and his academic and professional international relations experience.

The blog takes an optimistic look at the many ways worlds like Second Life are changing our media culture, international relations, and basic human interactions. Written in a readable, often humorous style, Pixels and Policy has the depth seasoned researchers want while remaining accessible to a casual audience.

Accolades are already arriving. Pixels and Policy’s debut article, “The Iranian Revolution’s Second Life,” was accepted by Georgetown University’s Foreign Policy in Focus think-tank as a feature piece of what Burns calls “cyber-policy.”

Praise Across the Virtual Worlds Community for Pixels and Policy

“A welcome new blog at the intersection of foreign policy and virtual worlds.”
- Dispatches from the Imagination Age

“Comes out the gate very strong… a site to keep an eye on if you are interested in virtual worlds.”
- Betterverse.org

Contact: Max Burns
Office: (317) 522-7060
pixelpolicy@gmail.com

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