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jijin
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15 Mar 2008, 6:09 pm

I have a question for those Auspies who play online games , specifically SecondLife.

How attached do you get to your character? Is it "just a game" or do you feel have the same problems there as you do in your real life?


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15 Mar 2008, 9:06 pm

I used to play world of warcraft WAY WAY WAY too much, like 10-24 hours a day, everyday. I think the main reason i played so much was because i DON'T have the same problems in games as i do in real life. Without having to worry about non-verbal stuff i can actually communicate with some proficiency. It turns out that fitting in is pretty addictive. :?



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15 Mar 2008, 9:07 pm

I didn't really get into it until I got a few dance scripts.
I was amazed how much I had invested into my 'avatar' when I felt the freedom of dancing well.
I can dance, but never 'well'.



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16 Mar 2008, 6:38 am

I can easily get bored on second life and im not really attached to my character because I am bored of that too.



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16 Mar 2008, 6:40 am

I like to attend Autism/Aspie group meetings in second life.. There is 2 a week each with different groups.



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16 Mar 2008, 8:18 am

I got bored playing Second Life for only 15 minutes.

Took two hours to download it, install and uninstall it just to play it for 15 minutes.

Meh...