A Virtual Vibrator that Works in Meat Space
• Erotic Technology
An immaterial vibrator can be used to please a distant partner thanks to the latest technological innovation in Second Life:
Between fits of giggles and a suspenseful pause, Bunnyhug’s avatar touched the virtual vibrator—and lo, the physical Trance Vibrator on the other computer whirred to life. (And verily, a whole wealth MMO-to-real world interaction was revealed.) For good measure, qDot held the Trance Vibrator up to the mic, so the whole crazily cheering audience could hear the buzzing— and when he was through, fired up a cigarette. Keep an eye on qDot’s site, where he plans to run a video of the event, and provide schematics for creating a SL-to-vibrator interface of your own. (“All completely open source,” he added proudly. “There should be no DRM to your fucking!”)