My various recent experiences in Virtual Land.
WoW
Another player, who helped me with a quest, told me that I reminded him of his wife....
Because we both shared the same name.
I didn't quite know what to type at that little reveal. Perhaps I'm lucky that he didn't resent his wife at the moment, or he wouldn't have helped me.
Second Life
While looking at prefab homes, I ran into another customer. Another customer dressed in BDSM regalia. He kind of looked like the Gimp from "Pulp Fiction". I couldn't figure out if he was shopping or just hanging around to be provocative. You never can tell about these things in SL. But it was strange to see him standing next to me. I was disturbed, because I could not see where he was looking. Strange that, since I really don't know what any avatar is looking at but I've come to rely on seeing their eyes just the same. He stood next to me in his shiny rubber suit, eyes masked over and ball gag shoved into his virtual mouth. And I wondered what type of home he was in the market for...probably one of those big castles with an appropriate dungeon.Labels: computers, eve online, internet, mmorpgs, second life, technology, virtual reality, Warcraft