The Vox Box

Thu., Oct. 23, 2008

Scorned “wife” from online game “kills” virtual ex-husband in story of desperation and intrigue…

Ok, I exaggerate. But come on... This is nuts!

In a nutshell, virtual boy meets virtual girl in virtual game, virtual boy (virtually) marries virtual girl. Virtual boy leaves virtual girl. Virtual girl get SERIOUSLY PISSED OFF (not virtual) and virtually murders boy.

The woman used login information she got from the 33-year-old office worker when their characters were happily married, and killed the character. The man complained to police when he discovered that his beloved online avatar was dead.

She was arrested, but not for murder, of course. But rather "illegal access onto a computer and manipulating electronic data."

QUESTION: Do you play these virtual games? Do you or someone you know take them this seriously?

Posted Oct. 23, 2008, 2:19 p.m.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.