Precisely! It’s essentially the psychology of why we play (theories of motivation, drive, etc.) intertwined with coevolutionary analysis of why we choose to go to virtual worlds, and why this world over that.

Not yet, but I’m getting far enough along that I do want to start publishing some essays. I’ve been working on this for a year now. Rest assured, your username has been safely jotted down in the corner of my notebook for when I finally grow some sort of presence.