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Bot-avatar Pesters Second Life Users (For Science!)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the yeah-sure-it-is dept.

holy_calamity writes "A bot-controlled avatar that tracks down lone avatars in Second Life and purposely invades their personal space has been created by UK researchers. The idea was to see if users value their virtual personal space. Bots avatars are not encouraged by Linden Labs — although this one is being deployed by academics, presumably spam-avatars (spavatars?) won't be far behind."

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  1. Personal Space by dintech · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds more like 'Second Wife' than Second Life...

  2. Re:One flaw by sw155kn1f3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> Female avatars do NOT have to be controlled by a female user.

    Huh? You mean that cute elf girl I've been dating... Oh shit..

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  3. Hiro by hansamurai · · Score: 4, Funny

    So how many users chopped off the intruder's appendages with a katana and then had their homemade daemons clean up their handiwork?

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  4. In related news... by CarpetShark · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...researchers stalk people online to see if they mind.


    "Online research" patent claimed by FBI and RIAA.