I’ve been floating around the internet since the days of AOL and Prodigy, and the main theme I’ve noticed in game communities is that the players (read: 12 year old boys be it in body or mind) are sexist enough with their “no girls on the internet” and the sudden change in attitude should a member of the female gender be present, God forbid use a microphone.
More importantly, I know what you’re thinking ladies: Why don’t we have a shopping MMO? Or a fashion MMO? I want every stereotype of women to come together as one title, so when my boyfriend (who is the man in the relationship) tells me to get off of his World of Warcraft account, which I am too feminine to understand, he has a title to direct me to where I belong. Well enVie (get it?) has exactly what you’re looking for! Virtual Worlds of Entertainment hopes to bring the MMO spectrum with an extra boost of estrogen. A social MMO (read: Second Life) with a slant, caters to women who want an “engaging online world that speaks to them.”
And what will you be doing in this engaging online world that speaks to you? All kinds of things women do all the time in real life. Enjoy unique shopping experiences, dabble in high fashion, make-up, and intimate encounters. It’s like a shopping mall and a romance novel all in one!
enVie was kind enough to send me their research material, unfortunately in my busy schedule I don’t have time to view all combined twelve seasons of Sex In The City and Desperate Housewives, although it is the thought the counts.
Before you check your calendars for what will undoubtedly be the fifth time, no this is not a belated April Fool’s joke. Hopefully enVie will use this time sparingly to produce a much more detailed explanation as to what this game entails, before people simply chalk it off as a Second Life with sex (read: Second Life)
MMO Fallout 