
I would also propose that it's perhaps not just MMOs or online but simply nerd oriented creative groups. As a rule, creative people tend to be flighty, and nerds tend to be at least a little socially awkward. So add those two things together and you get a group of people that DO like the new shiny and aren't always great at being talkative.Â
And I am saying that as both an artist AND a giant nerd
 But I've worked for several years at a local Renn Fair and know a lot of people that LARP and it happens there a lot too.
And I am saying that as both an artist AND a giant nerd
