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Published online 11 September 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060911-3
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Concept of 'personal space' survives in virtual reality
Psychologists find real-world social rules mirrored in 'Second Life' interactions.
When the first virtual worlds emerged during the early days of the Internet, fans of these alternative realities enthused about a possible deliverance from social norms. Online, people could change their sex or even species.
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