Wednesday, August 02, 2006

The World of Digital Sex Games

In online games such as "World of Warcraft," would-be heroes and villains join forces with other players to slay monsters, collect treasure, and wield deadly weapons on exquisitely rendered battlegrounds. The popularity of such games is due in large part to the collaboration they foster. The social dynamics created by interacting and chatting with participants are as much a part of the fun as the virtual carnage. Soon, however, players will be able to make love, not warcraft.

Billed as the "evolution of online dating," a new game is hoping to hook players eager for a different kind of action -- the kind that involves thumping music and bumping bodies. Suddenly, in the genre known as massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), clothing is optional.

"Naughty America: The Game" features the kind of skimpy outfits and flirty talk that are abundant in the realm of role-playing games, but it takes the virtual fling to a new level -- or, more accurately, to the bedroom. As in other RPGs, characters can have a casual drink or choose new outfits, but in this game they can also throw off their clothes whenever they like.

"Naughty America" has the potential to introduce a whole new element to gaming -- or it could become a Trivial Pursuit answer in some future "Gamers" edition. Players can judge for themselves when the game is released in late summer.
-Deepak Abbot

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