Love and Sex in Second Life
» Amorous Web, Cyber Sex
A look at the relationship one couple have via the virtual universe of Second Life:
Sometimes they have virtual sex. (It’s possible—though they say watching their avatars knock boots is more comic than erotic.) Outside of Second Life, they use Webcams and Skype, the online voice-video-chat system, to peer into each other’s worlds, even when they’re just doing daily chores. At night, they hookup headphones, so that even while they sleep, they can hear each other breathing.
How new technology is changing the way we think about love, lust and desire in the digital age.