Comments on: When It Became Too Real http://finally-woken.com/2008/11/when-it-became-too-real/ Four seasons in one day, two countries in one heart Fri, 04 May 2012 19:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Finally Woken http://finally-woken.com/2008/11/when-it-became-too-real/#comment-1326 Finally Woken Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:00:36 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=1046#comment-1326 TheWriter: it's bizarre, indeed. Bung Tobing: it's really creepy. Is the woman prosecuted? Therry & Devi: yeah, my brother also has had his stage of gluing himself in front of monitor for hours to play the game. I always told him to go outside and hang out with 3dimensional people. Mia: yes, sad isn't it. In reality they're obese jobless couple, in Second Life she looks like Angelina Jolie and he's tall and slim and has hair. She now moves in with a guy she met at another reality game. Creepy! TheWriter: it’s bizarre, indeed.

Bung Tobing: it’s really creepy. Is the woman prosecuted?

Therry & Devi: yeah, my brother also has had his stage of gluing himself in front of monitor for hours to play the game. I always told him to go outside and hang out with 3dimensional people.

Mia: yes, sad isn’t it. In reality they’re obese jobless couple, in Second Life she looks like Angelina Jolie and he’s tall and slim and has hair. She now moves in with a guy she met at another reality game. Creepy!

]]> By: mia http://finally-woken.com/2008/11/when-it-became-too-real/#comment-1325 mia Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:52:29 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=1046#comment-1325 I used to own an internet cafe too, and had a customer who played online games for two days straight, only stepped away from the computer to take bathroom breaks or buy food from the passing bakso/soto vendors. He left looking like sh*t.. but he paid the hefty by-the-hour internet bill. The story about having affairs, stalking, marriage, divorce etc in virtual life sounds so wrong in so many levels. C'mon, it's just make believe! Can't these people differentiate between real life and these games? Did Amy actually physically move from London to Cornwall to be with this guy, only to continue playing computer games? Seriously? Playing online games side by side, got married in the game, hubby had an affair in the game... all while living together and do nothing in real life. Weird. I used to own an internet cafe too, and had a customer who played online games for two days straight, only stepped away from the computer to take bathroom breaks or buy food from the passing bakso/soto vendors. He left looking like sh*t.. but he paid the hefty by-the-hour internet bill.

The story about having affairs, stalking, marriage, divorce etc in virtual life sounds so wrong in so many levels. C’mon, it’s just make believe! Can’t these people differentiate between real life and these games?

Did Amy actually physically move from London to Cornwall to be with this guy, only to continue playing computer games? Seriously? Playing online games side by side, got married in the game, hubby had an affair in the game… all while living together and do nothing in real life. Weird.

]]> By: Devi Girsang http://finally-woken.com/2008/11/when-it-became-too-real/#comment-1324 Devi Girsang Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:45:36 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=1046#comment-1324 That's weird. @Therry: my brothers been there too. Thank God it's over now, I really hate watching them in front of the monitor for hours. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Devi Girsangs last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/devigirsang/~3/455160424/finding-right-law-school.html" rel="nofollow">Finding The Right Law School</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> That’s weird.

@Therry: my brothers been there too. Thank God it’s over now, I really hate watching them in front of the monitor for hours.

Devi Girsangs last blog post..Finding The Right Law School

]]> By: therry http://finally-woken.com/2008/11/when-it-became-too-real/#comment-1323 therry Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:12:42 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=1046#comment-1323 The same thing has actually happened with the game Ragnarok which is very popular here. The characters can get married etc and earn money as well. There are people who actually sell their motorcycles or mobile phones to buy more 'zeni' (that's the game's currency), and apparently this game is banned in Korea (the country that invented it if I'm not mistaken) because some people took it too seriously there were riots and murders being charged just because of this game... I know this because my brother runs an internet cafe and people get so addicted and drowned into the virtual world they spent more time in the game interacting with people from across the cities or countries. Even my brother's friend got hooked up to it so much it took him 8 years to graduate his accountancy degree in Atmajaya because he kept finding excuses to work, ie. 'jaga warnet/play as long as I can' LOL <abbr><em><abbr><em>therrys last blog post..<a href="http://therrysays.com/2008/11/14/micahs-habits/" rel="nofollow">Micah’s Strange Habits</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> The same thing has actually happened with the game Ragnarok which is very popular here. The characters can get married etc and earn money as well.

There are people who actually sell their motorcycles or mobile phones to buy more ‘zeni’ (that’s the game’s currency), and apparently this game is banned in Korea (the country that invented it if I’m not mistaken) because some people took it too seriously there were riots and murders being charged just because of this game…

I know this because my brother runs an internet cafe and people get so addicted and drowned into the virtual world they spent more time in the game interacting with people from across the cities or countries.

Even my brother’s friend got hooked up to it so much it took him 8 years to graduate his accountancy degree in Atmajaya because he kept finding excuses to work, ie. ‘jaga warnet/play as long as I can’ LOL

therrys last blog post..Micah’s Strange Habits

]]> By: bung tobing http://finally-woken.com/2008/11/when-it-became-too-real/#comment-1322 bung tobing Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:21:23 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=1046#comment-1322 Read something lke this too couple of weeks ago, one Japanese went mad when her character was divorced by one Japanese guy's (whom she never met) character. She then hacked his email address and ended up being investigated by police. <abbr><em><abbr><em>bung tobings last blog post..<a href="http://sherwintobing.com/2008/11/11/democracy-and-economic-development/" rel="nofollow">Democracy and Economic Development</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Read something lke this too couple of weeks ago, one Japanese went mad when her character was divorced by one Japanese guy’s (whom she never met) character. She then hacked his email address and ended up being investigated by police.

bung tobings last blog post..Democracy and Economic Development

]]> By: the writer http://finally-woken.com/2008/11/when-it-became-too-real/#comment-1321 the writer Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:46:41 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=1046#comment-1321 oh ada2 aja, yang begini nih yang terlalu terbawa dunia maya, nanti jadinya kaya manusia2 yang di film wall-e <abbr><em><abbr><em>the writers last blog post..<a href="http://thewriterindenmark.blogspot.com/2008/11/kegle.html" rel="nofollow">Kegle</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> oh ada2 aja, yang begini nih yang terlalu terbawa dunia maya, nanti jadinya kaya manusia2 yang di film wall-e

the writers last blog post..Kegle

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