Archive for 'Sex, Cybersex and Beyond'
Sims 2 Marketing Campaign: sex sex sex sex sex
Faithful readers of the Herald know that we don’t like to discuss s-e-x, and only do so under duress, but the new advertising campaign by EA for the Sims 2 begs, pleads and grovels for attention and blogging. What we find fascinating is the conjunction of the new advertising campaign with EAs insistance that there [...]
Full StoryCyber-escort as power gamer: Interview with Daphne Molinari
One thing that we?ve learned from observing social MMORPGs like TSO, There, and Second Life, is that power gaming is alive and well in these games, albeit in a different form than in EQ and SWG. In this interview we talk to an impressive example of this phenomenon ? Mistress Daphne Molinari. She tells us [...]
Full StoryMy life as an exotic dancer in SL
By Miravoir Psaltry(Previously published in Players Magazine, vol. 7) [In this story, our friend Mir Psaltry takes up virtual exotic dancing, and gives her readers the skinny, so to speak, on one of the more lucrative professions in SL. As a bonus Mir gave Uri a demonstration of her moves (for photos and research purposes [...]
Full StoryOne Song and Tank split, Tank booted from The Associates
Part 1: One Song?s side. Well, no sooner do we post father Callahan?s interview with Tank Levy, than Tank gets booted from The Associates (and because of the interview!). Tank will have to proceed on his own with the big mall development now. I first got the news when One Song summoned me to his [...]
Full StoryCyberprostitution in There
Seems like just yesterday that everyone was all exercised by reports of cyberprostitution on TSO. But like, it *is* the oldest profession (if not the cyber part), so why be surprised? More recently we’ve learned about Cyber escort services in Second Life. And now, finally, There has what every MMORPG needs — a bald journalist [...]
Full StoryInterview with virtual erotica publisher, Marilyn Murphy
Marilyn Murphy is the publisher and force of nature behind Players Magazine in Second Life. After I contacted her about the possibility of an interview she summoned me to her mansion where I was greeted by a scripted message bot called ?son of man.? I found Ms. Murphy holding court, with two lovely and intelligent [...]
Full StoryVirtual Escort Services in Second Life
By Miravoir Psaltry(reprinted from Players, volume 4) In this article, Miravoir Psaltry takes us on a tour of some of the escort services in Second Life. For tso readers, I note that the owner of Club Elite, Big John Jade, is a tso refugee. We hope to talk to him in a future issue.
Full StoryThe Erogenous Zone: SL?s Erotica Magazine
A couple days ago we introduced you to Players ? the first virtual men?s magazine, complete with nude avatar centerfolds. The Erogenous Zoneis a little different ? a virtual magazine devoted to erotica more broadly construed. Available only in game, it includes illustrated erotic stories, poetry, centerfolds (yes of avatars), and some nice info on [...]
Full StoryPlayers: The World?s First Avatar Skin Mag?
I?m not sure if these things exist elsewhere, but Players magazine in Second Life is certainly the first virtual Nudie Magazine (ahem, I mean Mens magazine) that I have seen and its also the first I?ve seen (virtual or otherwise) in which all the nudes are avatars. As far as I know it?s only available [...]
Full StoryMass Bannings in Sociolotron! Is it political???
There have been mass bannings from Sociolotron in recent days (over 50 gamers banned), and once again it appears that an overly restrictive TOS has been used to execute the bannings. What makes the banning particularly interesting is that the banned players are all leading players in the most powerful gangs/guilds in Sociolotron. What, you [...]
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