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December 15, 2003

Sims Scandal

Donna at Copyfight aggregates info about how the philosopher Peter Ludlow managed to get banished from the Sims Online server by raking virtual muck. And Farhad Manjoo has an article in Salon that lays out the issues.

Posted by D. Weinberger at December 15, 2003 01:01 PM

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Okay. So I understand that SIMS is a real business. Real money is being spent / earned. Real people invest real hours / days / ... of their lives in the world.

However, it's difficult for me to take all of this too seriously and makes me reach for the the expression "get a life." My unfortunate reaction is probably due to a lack of sensitivity and / or a dearth of understanding of these virtual worlds. --Nah.

Posted by: Brian D. Johnson | December 15, 2003 02:50 PM

Sad but true . . . this has been going on for ages. I used to play Ultima Online, a MMRPG that is played by a ton of folks. Still to this day there is a thriving cash market for the items found in the game.

Unbelievable!

Posted by: Spade | December 18, 2003 01:05 AM

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