The virtual girlfriend

The bond with the virtual girlfriend is more important than the relationship with people in real world?! There is an increase in number of men who want marry with the virtual girlfriend in Japan. Do you know the game, “LovePlus”? It is released in Japan, 2009 and developed by Konami for NDS (Nintendo DS) soft as dating simulation game. This game allows players to play with a girlfriend in real-time, so that they can spend the time with her in all seasons. The feature of NDS allows the players to interact with the girlfriend using stylus and have a little chat through microphone. This game offers the virtual reality and has recorded a massive hit when is released. In July, there was a big event for this game in Atami where is famous for resort in Japan. Within a month, more than 1500 men visited there to enjoy the date with the virtual girlfriend. (The player can go Atami for a short trip with the girlfriend within the game, so they visit there to feel a sense of reality.) Some of them pay the hotel expenses for two people! During the short trip, they tend to interact with her only and immersed themselves in the virtual world. The portability of NDS allows the player to interact with the virtual girlfriend and take them to the virtual world wherever they are. However, too much focus on love in virtual space sometimes isolates them from the real world and might lead to loose an opportunity of relationship with others.