Recently, I blogged about how virtual reality has in turn affected the way we treat relationships both in and out of the web. Well, while reading the news this past week, I came across a crazy article that deals with a similar situation.
According to reports, "A 43-year-old player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona." Apparently, the woman got really upset when receiving the online notification that her virtual husband was cutting her off. She has not yet been formally charged, but if she is convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or a fine up to $5,000
While this is an interesting case, what I found most important, was the way that it reflects how seriously we are beginning to treat online communities and social networks. Not only are they becoming more common, but, they are now affecting people's lives in reality not just virtual.
1 comment:
Wow! So now you can even get in legal trouble for committing crimes in virtual worlds. It sounds a little crazy but very interesting. Good point about how much online lives are beginning to intertwine with real ones.
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