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From: entropy@wpi.WPI.EDU (Lawrence C Foard)
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: Re: Virtual Sex
Message-ID: <1991May17.030340.7547@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 16 May 91 18:29:25 GMT
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In article <1991May15.162601.8311@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> hersh@exhume.lcs.
mit.edu writes:

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>I don't want to launch a long discussion here about sexuality, or to to 
>imply that the poster referenced has an inadequate sex life, just wanted 
>to point out that I think there are some things computers SHOULD never 
>be made to attempt.

I assume the idea isn't to have sex with a computer, but rather to have sex
with another person far away, using virtual reality to simulate there physical
presence. Tinysex (mud sex) is fairly popular, while there is no physical or
visual stimulation, its certainly beats reading a romance novel. The
difference being that there is a real but often anonymous person on the other
end.  

For those unfamiliar with muds, they are basically text based multi user
virtual realitys. They require some imagination but can be quite addictive,
and seem much more real than books, or even movies. From the experiences I
have had with muds, I think real virtual reality will have fairly extreme
effects on society. 

If you want to see what muds or all about:
try
telnet grape.ecs.clarkson.edu 6250
or
read rec.games.mud, there is a list of muds periodically posted.
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