Over the past few days Second Life has reached a new peak concurrency of more than 76 thousand. The reason being cited is recent stories on a divorce resulting from virtual adultery. It's not suprising and it's backed up by an Australian Second Life resident who spends a significant amount of time mentoring new users. In a brief discussion with him this afternoon he confirmed … [Read more...] about Virtual sex brings ’em in
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Sex and Google’s Lively – the darker side
I wince sometimes at some of the stuff the Second Life Herald publishes - it's an individual taste thing - but their expose on the darker side of Google's Lively is well worth the read. The Herald's Pixeleen Mistral posed as a 13-year old avatar and was subjected to some unwanted attention. Any 3D chat experience is going to attract deviants - the challenge for Google is how … [Read more...] about Sex and Google’s Lively – the darker side
Christian Orthodoxy and Sexual Purity – A Second Life seminar
An interesting announcement came to my attention today from the organisers of a ninety minute seminar. It's being held by the UK-based University of Plymouth at 6am Friday morning Australian Eastern time. The full details as announced: Fathers Johann Barak and Joshua Tuchs (these are SL avatar names), who in RL are two Eastern Orthodox priests in USA, together with Presbytera … [Read more...] about Christian Orthodoxy and Sexual Purity – A Second Life seminar
Hands-free options to increase sexual expression in virtual worlds?
Terra Nova has a short discussion on the recent demonstration of hands-free avatar movement in Second Life and it implications for sexual activity in virtual worlds. Sex play in virtual worlds is a favourite sensationalist topic for media outlets but as the Terra Nova discussion illustrates, it's one of the many issues the wider population haven't even begun to consider for … [Read more...] about Hands-free options to increase sexual expression in virtual worlds?
Furries, sexuality and griefing: one viewpoint
I received an email today from well-known Australian Second Life resident Wolfie Rankin, with some fascinating thoughts on sexuality, furries and the issue of griefing. His views in full below - the only alterations are changes to spelling and capitalisation: "Some interesting things have come to light during a discussion with a friend who's an Officer at a large Furry Sim. … [Read more...] about Furries, sexuality and griefing: one viewpoint