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When cartoons get caught with their pants down, the real life consequences are not always funny - as Dave Barmy has discovered.
Second Life threw a birthday party earlier this year in order to celebrate being five
years old. The virtual world emerged from the shadows of Beta testing
back on June 23rd, 2003 and has gripped the interest of real world
media ever since.
It was back in those early days when Dave
Barmy and Laura Skye met and fell in love within the virtual world.
This was one of those Internet love affairs that ended happily, with
real world marriage.
I have probably spoken to more of these virtual lovers turned real
world partners than most, thanks to my writing a book which
explores the subject of who we really are in these virtual environments.
Which means I understand the potential for things to go wrong, very
wrong indeed, when you are of the personality type that invests so much
emotionally into the life of an avatar. Virtual murder with cheating avatars
being slaughtered is not unheard of.
But much more common are real world marriages breaking up as the result
of virtual love affairs - and so it was with Dave Barmy and Laura
Skye.
Ms Taylor (AKA Laura Skye) happened to spot her husband Mr Pollard (AKA
Dave Barmy) at the computer, immersed within Second Life as usual. But
with Laura Skye offline, Dave Barmy was having sex on a sofa with a
virtual prostitute.
She did the only thing she could, and hired a private investigator
called Markie MacDonald. Of course, Markie MacDonald was an avatar
detective within Second Life. Yes, Dave Barmy was now being followed by
a virtual dick.
Dave Barmy was forced to apologise to his real world wife and his
online lovers. An apology was not enough for Ms Taylor who filed for
divorce with a British court on the grounds of 'unreasonable
behaviour.'
She says that is cheating, he says he cannot see what the fuss is
about. I say, if you are going to have an avatar affair then make sure
you do not get caught by your wife's virtual dick.
David Bass
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