Upcoming sex games: what's the point?

by Jennie Lees on Jan 2nd 2006 3:30PM

Ever-interesting weblog Terra Nova has a list of upcoming MMOs that fit into the "erotic" or "virtual sex" category, all scheduled for release this year. Including such titillating titles as Naughty America: The Game, and Spend the Night, the list leaves us in no doubt that 2006 will be a crucial year for the increasingly high-profile issue of sex in games.

The most insightful piece of commentary on this marketplace yet is the most crucial question for these embryonic MMOs: as Terra Nova's Ren Reynolds asks, "What's the point?"

All of these titles need to find some way to innovate on the current ways people integrate sex and romance into their online lives, and while they look to be trying for different niches--from online dating to gaming which keeps itself separate from real life--it'll be interesting to see how many survive, and what sort of clientele they attract along the way.

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Tags: 2006, mmo, PC, sex

Reader Comments (2)

Lol, there will only be male player on male player action. And occasionally a woman.

Actually the surveys have shown a majority of women interested in this type of MMORPG,it's basically The Sims but with the missing Adult portions.

I find the question,"What's the point" to be a bit obtuse.

What is the 'point' of non-interactive Television Porn, and Movie Porn? What is the 'point' of a multi user wargame such as Battlefield 2?

What is the 'point' of a display of Nude art?

What is the 'Point' of Playboy?

Why should the Art of Computer Game Design be relegated to the level of childish stories, themes and situations and be denied the right to show and portray mature subject matter as all other artforms can do? WHy are gamers the first to try to tear down artists and designers that wish to enter these arenas? It can only lead to better game design down the line for Mature Adults when Designers realise they don't *have* to write for children, or at a level that only appeals to children or childish adults.If Sex is contextual within a story it should be shown and included just as it is in Hollywood movies,European Television and Independent films, just as Violence is shown ad nauseum in Computer titles.

I think the biggest problem facing Computer Gaming is that it seems to be led by Americans (Whether one looks at the level of Producers or the Large US Consumer marketplace) and is thus unduly affected by the hypocritical conservative Christian thinking which seems to have infected that society.

Afterall: God said Thou Shalt Not Kill,he never said 'Thou shalt not f***'.