Virtual Dating: Economic Development Japanese Style

Submitted by Peter Maloney:


On Vacation With a Virtual Girlfriend
Wall Street Journal
August 31, 2010

In Love Plus, a Japanese dating simulation game, players experience young romance with a virtual girlfriend. Some have even taken their beloved avatars to an island resort — a real island resort. WSJ’s Akiko Fujita takes a tour of Atami.

http://online.wsj.com/media/swf/VideoPlayerMain.swf

Related links:

  • Japanese Men Take Virtual Girlfriends on Real Date Nights, Wall Street Journal
  • Atami Welcomes Virtual Girls, Real Boys, Wall Street Journal
  • thanks Erin