Pregnancy In Second Life

An anonymous reader writes "SF Weekly newspaper sent a (male) writer to get pregnant in Second Life, to find out how it works. The article is the first installment in a three-part series." From the piece: "For $3,500 in Lindens (about $12 US), I could buy the pregnancy kit and get knocked up. I had the cash, so I made up my mind: without much fanfare -- without a partner or even a nurse and a turkey baster -- I bought the kit and got started. I tacked on a body shape that bumped out my stomach to a late-first-trimester size, making me a little more kettle-shaped. Then I switched on the UPA, or 'ULTIMATE Pregnancy Attachment' (emphasis theirs)."

Comments

Just another day online..

[Flamekebab]

And who says only weirdos play MMOs?!

Yippee

[JL-b8]

Now women *AND* men can even ruin their 'online' lives without even having to sleep with a drunk trucker!

The logical next step

[TubeSteak]

is to create an online Social Services.

After all, who's going to arrest parents that abuse their online children?

All it needs...

[Zephyros]

...is an alarm that goes off at night, forcing you to log in and take care of it.

huh?

[MyLongNickName]

I looked up the definition of pregnancy, and found something about intercourse. What is this strange concept? I think it has to do with a city in Pennsylvania, but fail to see the connection. Can anyone help?

Why yes, I do use Linux exclusively. Why do you ask?

Whispering tummies isn't the half of it...

[AdamTrace]

Yes, if you can make a body part that can "whisper" out loud, giving various status updates and whatnot, you can be sure that it isn't limited to mommy's tummy... There are all sorts of "naughty bit" attatchments that will happily tell you their level of moisture, rigidity, or excitement at all hours of the day.

It's the weirdest thing ever.

Re:Whispering tummies isn't the half of it...

[merlin_jim]

And let me tell you

There's nothing more sexy than clicking on girl's clit and seeing it say:

Girl's Clit is stroked softly by Merlin
Girl's Clit: Girl is lightly aroused
Girl's Clit is nibbled by Merlin
Girl's Clit: Girl is panting

lol who needs streaming video porn when I've got that?

Re:Sex, sex, sex, doesn't anyone just kill anymore

[PFI_Optix]

fwiw, that crackpot Falwell doesn't like video games at all.

I still enjoy pointing out the fact that the cheerleaders at his school violate several points of the dress code. I guess when you're cheering for Liberty U you're exempt.

Just emailed my boyfriend..

[tokengeekgrrl]

subject: I want to have a baby...

body: ...in Second Life.
[link to article]

Are you awake now?

[eom]

That must have gaven him a momentary heart attack.

hee hee hee

- tokengeekgrrl

Re:Just emailed my boyfriend..

[StikyPad]

I don't see how that joke could possibly backfire.

Re:And much drama abounds

[GeekyMike]

nope, incourages baking.... mmmm. biscuits