Posted in second life, virtual on Aug 17th, 2007
By Helen A.S. Popkin
A civil lawsuit alleging stolen software that allows Second Life citizens to have more realistic sex begs the question … just who exactly are all these people having sex via their online avatars?
No, really! Do you know? Is it you? Is it your best friend from junior high? That lady one cubicle [...]
Posted in second life, virtual on May 10th, 2007
Over the past day, the issue of simulated and actual child pornography in virtual worlds — particularly Second Life — has attracted the attention of mainstream international press outlets including the BBC, the CBC, and Australia’s The Age. Linden Lab says it is fully cooperating with German authorities.
The reports all stem from a German [...]
Posted in gaming, second life, virtual on Apr 18th, 2007
Or are in-game chats and animated sex just harmless experiments?By Kristin Kalning, Games editor
Sam had met someone, and it was getting serious.
It started out as a friendship, as many relationships do. But gradually Sam’s feelings for Kat, a beautiful, smart and confident woman, had turned romantic.
Hang on — there’s a catch. Sam and Kat met [...]
