My friend David sent me a link to a News.com story about Second Life, the virtual world that’s engaging the interest of so many digerati. Seems like not only is there virtual dating going on there–there’s virtual sex–including activities involving adults pretending to be children–mostly happening in private–not public–areas of the site.
My notable quote in the story comes from David Fleck, the marketing VP, who said: ” The other thing to remember about ‘Second Life’ is that it is a free-form canvass. You can do what you want, and be what you want, and that’s what attracts people. ”
The whole question of virtual life–and virtual relationships is one that’s starting to engage my attention…both as a form of play and entertainment, and as a complement to relationships in the real world–if any readers have pointers to academic papers, interesting sites, etc focused on online dating, virtual relationships, etc… I’m definitely curious.
My friend David sent me a link to a News.com story about Second Life, the virtual world that’s engaging the interest of so many digerati. Seems like not only is there virtual dating going on there–there’s virtual sex–including activities involving adults pretending to be children–mostly happening in private–not public–areas of the site.
My notable quote in the story comes from David Fleck, the marketing VP, who said: ” The other thing to remember about ‘Second Life’ is that it is a free-form canvass. You can do what you want, and be what you want, and that’s what attracts people. ”
The whole question of virtual life–and virtual relationships is one that’s starting to engage my attention…both as a form of play and entertainment, and as a complement to relationships in the real world–if any readers have pointers to academic papers, interesting sites, etc focused on online dating, virtual relationships, etc… I’m definitely curious.