I wish I read enough Japanese to know more about “Love Plus“, a virtual girlfriend program for the Nintendo DS which is ostensibly threatening relationships in Japan.

The game allows players to have a relationship with a computer generated avatar (hey, there’s a movie in that…) The problem seems to be obsessed men who refuse to be parted from their palm-sized entertainment devices to the chagrin of their flesh and blood partners.

It seems ridiculous today but falling in love with a pile of pixels will only get easier. It won’t be long before virtual people are as realistic as webcam images and many people have got on planes to meet lovers they’ve only shared email with.

Is it cheating?

(via TokyoMango)

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