meet-me announces 1000-strong parade through virtual Tokyo
Japan’s homegrown Sadville Second Life clone meet-me is holding a thousand-strong parade through the streets of virtual Tokyo next week.
The parade, designed to load test the alpha version meet-me servers in some of the real Tokyo’s busier areas, will see 1000 virtual Tokyoites make the trek from staging areas in Roppongi and Shinjuku to Hachiko Plaza in Shibuya - although in the latter case, presumably without the roadworks that make me want to commit bloody murder every time I see a pair of baggy blue trousers.
A six-month free pass to meet-me’s central Tokyo area will be handed out to everyone who joins in, which registered users can apply for by clicking 土地無料貸出キャンペーンのお申し込み after logging in. (Sign up for meet-me here.) Participants will be chosen at random on Feb. 20, and the parade itself takes place at 10pm (GMT+9) on Feb. 25.
I wonder how this whole thing is going to turn out. Despite some rather amusing suggestions that meet-me won’t turn into a greased-up free-for-all of furries and electric nipple-clamping, let’s just say that you’re all still advised to send me large stacks of real yens and invest in the Dr. Rogg Giant Tentacle Pr0n Emporium without delay.
Original story at Famitsu, photo from meet-me.
Tags: games, japan, meet-me, second life, tokyo, virtual worlds