Comments on Streaming About a Virtual World While His Real House BurnsTypePad2015-10-05T19:56:47ZSLHamlethttps://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2015/10/minecraft-streamer-real-life-house-burns-down/comments/atom.xml/Iggy commented on 'Streaming About a Virtual World While His Real House Burns'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01bb087e4bc3970d2015-10-07T18:38:32Z2015-10-07T18:38:32ZIggyWhen the 500 pound body of a friend was found in his rat's-nest of a hoader-house by the EMTs, friends...<p>When the 500 pound body of a friend was found in his rat's-nest of a hoader-house by the EMTs, friends discovered that the guy's last act was to log out from Left For Dead, a game he played obsessively at Steam.</p>
<p>That's how we all found out; his friends at Steam called us when he did not show up for the Friday-night team play.</p>
<p>Houston, we have a global problem, from texting zombies to smoldering Minecrafters. Sherry Turkle is right.</p>
<p>I'd have taken a sledge hammer to my friend's computer, but he'd have shot me. </p>Patchouli Woollahra commented on 'Streaming About a Virtual World While His Real House Burns'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01bb087d65c3970d2015-10-06T04:51:45Z2015-10-06T04:51:45ZPatchouli WoollahraThe next person who tells us we're too absorbed with Second Life will get this waved at them. We don't...<p>The next person who tells us we're too absorbed with Second Life will get this waved at them. We don't do this.</p>