Digital Communication 2002A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Lambdamoo, Papa Legba, Virtual Community
11 Feb 2018
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A rape in cyberspace focuses on the events that occurred on the night of march 1st in the virtual reality of lambdamoo. A university student residing in new york city controlled a character in this game named mr. After he assaulted legba, mr. bungle continued to travel t he halls of the mansion and assaulted other players in both sexual and violent ways. The assaults ended when zippy a player whose powers are more powerful than a voodoo doll"s was summoned and he fired a gun at bungle that put him into a cage. The article goes onto explain that the controversy surrounding these events lie in whether or not it constitutes as rape since no physical bodies were actually touched. A large conversation began amongst the users of the game in regards to the assaults on a page called *social-issues where many questions were raised and many opinions were voiced.
