Monday, January 12, 2009

Second Life

Second Life is probably the greatest virtual world ever.  Check out this fantastic video introduction:



I have GOT to check this out! However, there are perils, as this nonetheless amusing news story points out: Second Life affair leads to real-life divorce.
A couple have divorced after the husband was caught having a “virtual affair” with a female character in an online game.

David Pollard and Amy Taylor met in an online chat room in 2003 and married after discovering a shared love of the internet game Second Life.

In the game, players create characters known as avatars, which then interact with others in a virtual world. To his wife's horror, Mr Pollard's interaction included virtual infidelity with a female character playing the role of a prostitute.
Here's the threshold pifall though.  The avatars' looks:


and the players' real looks:

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