More to the virtual-Boston project

Gene Koo likes the publicity his Hub2 project got on the front page of the Globe, but says there's a lot more to the concept:

... The article necessarily, but unfortunately, takes off with the gee-whiz breathlessness typical of most mainstream coverage of virtual worlds. Unfortunate, in part, because it seems to premise the value of virtual worlds on their novelty — which inevitably fades — rather than their unique capabilities. Unfortunate, more importantly, because the exotic spin makes our project seem alien rather than intended to weave into Boston's grassroots civic life. ...