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August 03, 2008

Robot Closet Sex In Google's Lively Chatrooms

Experience the joy of the lively tentacle

by Pixeleen Mistral, International Affairs desk

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players rejoice as robot closet thrusts it's tentacles on demand

Google claims their Lively 3D chatroom is a de-sexualized platform where players can safely interact with each other. But the players have other ideas, and have even found a way have virtual sex - using a piece of furniture provided by Google -- the Robot Closet.

At first blush, the robot closet seems harmless enough, but players soon realized the closet has an animation that causes 4 tentacle-like robot arms to thrust suddenly out of their retracted position, then return to the retracted position. According to reliable sources, Lively players feeling amorously inclined will place a Robot Closet in a secluded chatroom, then position themselves so that the animated arms of the closet appear to thrust from one player into another. Vigorous clicking of the closet follows, to trigger the animation as the avatars pleasure each other.

One might wonder if this will result in an increased demand for one of the more esoteric forms of Japanese anime porn - robot tentacle hentai - as pre-teens and teens enjoy some of their first online sexual experiences with robot tentacles courtesy of Google.

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July 28, 2008

Lively Lesbian Subtext to Google's 3D Chatrooms?

Google's Lively "Heather" & "Vanessa" Avatars Can't Dance With Boys
Fighting breaks out in Jen's Coffee House

by Pixeleen Mistral, International Affairs desk

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I have enjoyed my time in Lively so far, but there are parts of the experience I find troubling - I simply cannot dance with irishJohn36. I met irishJohn36 in Jen's Coffee House, and after sitting chatting with him and another guy named "Photographer", irishJohn36 suggested we get up and dance.

"Photographer" had been IMing me privately asking for photos - I sent him some links to Pixeleen Mistral pictures I found using in Google's image search -- after all, when in Google, do as the Googles do. But "Photographer" wanted much more for his collection and was getting rather insistent and tiresome. IrishJohn36 seemed to be a bit more of a gentleman, and I hadn't danced with anyone yet, so I stood up from my chair and clicked on irishJohn36's avatar to bring up a list of animations I could perform with him. Strangely, dance was not listed - but slap was.

Very soon, a nimbus of guys appeared around me, as irishJohn36, "Photographer", and others started punching, kicking, and dropping anvils on each other, leaving me at the center of a vortex of virtual testosterone violence. That was when irishJohn36 suggested we find another scene to try to dance.

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