Jun 30
Computer games to focus more on net sex
Apparently sex is going to have a much greater role in computer games:
Online sex has always been about real connection in a virtual environment, despite unflattering stereotypes about who has cybersex and why.But it seems to me that bringing sex out of chat rooms and into animated platforms is also lifting some of the shame and secrecy that has historically shrouded cybersex.
For outsiders, the thought of “sex by typing” makes little sense. Despite evidence to the contrary, text sex is often considered something only weird people (and writers?) do, and the assumption is they aren’t capable of having sexual relationships in real life.
But games and role-playing are a familiar paradigm, even among people who don’t indulge in either pursuit. And because video game characters are so exaggeratedly physical, it is not a giant leap to imagine them engaged in sexual activity along with traditional pursuits like acrobatics, fighting and collecting things.
Oooo. Maybe I will have to take up computer games again. On the subject of the net, I see the guru has started an internet business. It does not seem to be offering net sex yet, though. A mistake, surely.
