Not just gamers anymore...

[songeuse]

Deaths of gamers leave their online lives in limbo (AP)
Posted on Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:39PM EDT

NEW YORK - When Jerald Spangenberg collapsed and died in the middle of a quest in an online game, his daughter embarked on a quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just decided to desert them.

Comments

[cheshm_badoomi]

it seems a little gross to have companies profiting off this, you know? its one thing to realize this as a reality, and to decide to store all your passwords and online info and give it to someone trustworthy should something happen one day.. but i dont know, its another to pay a company money to take care of it for you :/
in any case, how/where the hell are you my friend?

[songeuse]

i really don't see it as being different from those who make money off of death in other ways, like digging graves, selling coffins, embalming and so on. it's just another needs-based service.

i am quite well,thanks! I actually still read LJ pretty regularly but it's the commenting & updating that i totally slack on. still alive though (for now ;)

[cheshm_badoomi]

true, but i guess in the same way i find all that really disturbing as well.
i guess what im actually finding disturbing is capitalism haha.

and i know, im the same :/ been a lot of actual shit in life going on, its been hard to keep up with internet stuff (though not with you because youre never arooooound!)

[cheshm_badoomi]

ive spent an hour online trying to figure out how to say something in syrian arabic and then i remembered i have you :) haha. how do you say 'happy birthday' in arabic? ive found a million ways, but in addition to not knowing which to use, i wondered if there was a specifically syrian arabic way to say it ? if it makes any difference its to a female (who is older than me/i speak formally with).

[vixtoria]

that's insane, but i've thought of that too. who would delete my account, or tell my online friends that i had left this planet or etc when i would die. i have all my passcodes in a special place so that my mom can access them, but she just learned how to send an email. hahah :)