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Erogẽ games are predominately focused toward males. Over 400 brands exist, creating gaming content exclusively designed for the heterosexual male gamer. Arguments have been made in support that Erogẽ games are designed to encourage or fortify 'masculine' traits, sometimes even by violent means. A smaller movement has emerged to cater to a more diverse audience, and are usually available only as mobile apps. | Erogẽ games are predominately focused toward males. Over 400 brands exist, creating gaming content exclusively designed for the heterosexual male gamer. Arguments have been made in support that Erogẽ games are designed to encourage or fortify 'masculine' traits, sometimes even by violent means. A smaller movement has emerged to cater to a more diverse audience, and are usually available only as mobile apps. | ||
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| − | The premise of Love Plus is to court one of three characters in the game. Unlike most reward-based games (collecting items, defeating enemies, powering-up weapons, etc.), the object is to have the chosen character proclaim her love for you and initiate dating. The game | + | The premise of Love Plus is to court one of three characters in the game. Unlike most reward-based games (collecting items, defeating enemies, powering-up weapons, etc.), the object is to have the chosen character proclaim her love for you, and initiate dating. The game endures after this ultimate goal by continuing to 'date' the virtual girlfriend. Players of Love Plus have taken the objective literally, and began exclusively dating their virtual girlfriend. One man decided to ultimately marry <ref> SAL 9000 and Nene Anegasaki, December 21, 2009 https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/sal9000-nene-anegasaki </ref> his virtual girlfriend. |
| − | The current legality of marrying a virtual character is uncertain | + | The current legality of marrying a virtual character is uncertain, but it also questions what a relationship can actually mean. The continued meshing of humans and artificial intelligence can bring about numerous possibilities, and emotional relationships with machines may be one of them. This may not seem taboo in the context of people doing whatever brings them happiness so long as it's not harming or affecting other people. It may however contribute to the population concern of Japan, where the game is most popular. Japan's population growth has been in decline since 1978, and as of 2011 been negative growth according The World Bank. |
Revision as of 01:20, 14 March 2020
Love Plus
Love Plus is a bishōjo (beautiful girl), or "dating simulator", type game of the Erogẽ (erotic game) video game genre. It was released in Japan in 2008, with several updates and sequels that followed. Love Plus released for the portable Nintendo DS game console, and is now available in the Apple App Store.
The Gaming Bias
Erogẽ games are predominately focused toward males. Over 400 brands exist, creating gaming content exclusively designed for the heterosexual male gamer. Arguments have been made in support that Erogẽ games are designed to encourage or fortify 'masculine' traits, sometimes even by violent means. A smaller movement has emerged to cater to a more diverse audience, and are usually available only as mobile apps.
Privacy
While face and voice recognition is adopted for the game, no evidence of recording or information sharing has been found.
The virtual girlfriend
The premise of Love Plus is to court one of three characters in the game. Unlike most reward-based games (collecting items, defeating enemies, powering-up weapons, etc.), the object is to have the chosen character proclaim her love for you, and initiate dating. The game endures after this ultimate goal by continuing to 'date' the virtual girlfriend. Players of Love Plus have taken the objective literally, and began exclusively dating their virtual girlfriend. One man decided to ultimately marry [1] his virtual girlfriend.
The current legality of marrying a virtual character is uncertain, but it also questions what a relationship can actually mean. The continued meshing of humans and artificial intelligence can bring about numerous possibilities, and emotional relationships with machines may be one of them. This may not seem taboo in the context of people doing whatever brings them happiness so long as it's not harming or affecting other people. It may however contribute to the population concern of Japan, where the game is most popular. Japan's population growth has been in decline since 1978, and as of 2011 been negative growth according The World Bank.- ↑ SAL 9000 and Nene Anegasaki, December 21, 2009 https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/sal9000-nene-anegasaki
