false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173918597m/345040.jpg 345040 3 This is the story of one user's experience at a virtual-reality community called LambdaMOO. A <I>MOO</I>--short for <I>multiuser dungeon, object oriented</I>--is a virtual place where participants can construct human-like graphical representations of themselves to interact in a simulated world. Author Julian Dibbell begins by relating the facts surrounding the case of Mr. Bungle, a character who committed the crime of "virtual rape" in this fantastic electronic world, shocking LambdaMOO's members. However, the thread of discussion about this case is minimal and the book ultimately becomes Dibbell's diary of his "research" of this virtual world, which grows gradually more obsessive, and how it affects his RL (real life).<p> Dibbell offers glimpses of his RL between rich, colorful, and entertaining chapters describing the online community's gossip, his interactions and relationships with the other members, and his first experience with cybersex. What is interesting is that the brief snatches of RL are bland and boring, written in a kind of script format with little more than stage directions for descriptions. This device, plus Dibbell's discussions of his dreams about the MOO, show the reader how deeply involved Dibbell becomes in this community. The turning point comes when Dibbell's membership at LambdaMOO threatens to ruin one of his closest RL relationships. <I>--Cristina Vaamonde</I> 1031398 15 1 1999 My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World total:35|5:7|4:10|3:13|2:3|1:2| 35 122 58 12 3 0 false false Wed Dec 24 08:59:05 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 09:01:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 17:00:25 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 15:54:12 -0800 2008
Definitely don't regret reading this one. Quite interesting and thought-provoking as a whole, but the writing is patchy. Mainly it suffers from the same problem actual MUD/MOO writing does: it's a party, and every goddamned florid adje...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 22 03:57:35 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 03:59:40 -0800 2008 1 0 false true Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 09:35:25 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 09:37:15 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Mon Jul 30 11:10:56 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 11:15:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:23:58 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 00:24:48 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 17:08:18 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:43:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 14:46:37 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 14:31:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 25 19:33:27 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 07:29:19 -0700 2007 Take it from someone who, like Julian Dibbell, has spent too many hours to count there.
Even if his book is (according to oldtimers) not entirely accurate- it's still a good read, and an interesting history of online relationships, communities, etc.]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 15 19:52:43 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 23 11:03:32 -0700 2008
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