Computer Applications - Week 08


Internet/Computer addiction? - probably just "modern life" (a story about people who spend most of their waking lives in online games)
Second Life improves real-life social
skills
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080717210838.htm
Sales of 'virtual goods' in Multiuser Online
Role-Playing Games top $100 million
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996601

Connect "vibrating
devices" to Second Life -
Teledildonics
http://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2005/07/teledildonics_c.html
More on Teledildonics and Bluedildonics
"...Taking cybersex to another level, teledildonics are
computer-controlled sex toys programmed by an individual
to perform acts or controlled by a partner at a remote
location using the Internet. Another innovation,
bluedildonics, takes a major jump from reaching out and
touching someone via phone sex using blue tooth
technology to manipulate toys by means of text
messaging"
http://www.haber27.com/news_detail.php?id=12075
Scripts and direct input for teledildonics
(for the tinkerers among you)
http://www.slashdong.org/content/projects/freesex_network/freesex_network_sex_and_second_life_version_10-000327.php