Bolter and Grusin 88-131

I found the section about computer games especially interesting. As far as sex and violence, I immediately thought of The Sims and Second Life. In both you can create a character, build things, get a job, and have sex. In The Sims, if you get enough "happy" points with another character by talking to them, you can eventually flirt and kiss them and after doing those things for awhile the game asks you if you want to have a baby. But before having a baby, if you have a bed or a hot tub, you can get into both naked and do "the nasty". This scenario almost seems more realistic to me then what happens in Second Life. I feel this way because in The Sims it seems like the characters are in some way "getting to know" each other before hopping into bed and having children, which is more or less the way real life works. In Second Life, there are different places where you can go and see just about anything. You can also have sex with just about anyone. Although the game is called Second Life, it does not necessarily mirror "real life". I assume some people go around having random sex, but I do not this is the way most people carry on their relationships.