"Cloud Girlfriend" Provides Users With Fake Facebook Mate

[0p3rati0n]

This has got to be the saddest thing I have seen in my entire life.

 

[Protomega]

I see this becoming a Hollywood movie, dude become so self consumed with this fake girl, he perceives her as real. Then the hard reality hits him... but then at the end, the programmer of the girl turns out to be holding the conversations with him instead of letting the program take over, they live happily ever after...

I call dibs on the idea!

 

[LightspeedJack]

haha this is pretty rediculous. Why would you pay for this rather than just creating it yourself?

 

[antipunt]

The thing is...I don't even understand how they would make this work...

Sounds implausible to maintain the illusion, especially if news spreads around.

Also, doesn't this also have to assume you have like...no friends? All it takes is one buddy to ask before the cats out of the bag.

 

[dalek sec]

As much as I am a loser and complete failure with girls even I wouldn't be caught dead using this "Girlfriend" ever. Who the hell would actually use this "service"?

I think President Baltar sums up my reaction to this:

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Isn't this the online equivalent of putting a dress on a blow-up doll and taking it to a movie?

 

[Sion_Barzahd]

I see this becoming a Hollywood movie, dude become so self consumed with this fake girl, he perceives her as real. Then the hard reality hits him... but then at the end, the programmer of the girl turns out to be holding the conversations with him instead of letting the program take over, they live happily ever after...

more or less been done already. Look up "Pixel Perfect" Awful film but it fits the description.

honestly though i am relieved that this is all it is, i mean after loveplus this was kinda an obvious step, when i first saw the name i had a horrid sinking feeling it was a FF7 dating sim.

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

The only sentence that I could possibly use to describe this... thing is "What is this I don't even."

It's mind-boggling how people could think that this is a good idea.

 

[Snowalker]

more or less been done already. Look up "Pixel Perfect" Awful film but it fits the description.

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No, that one the computer falls in love with her creator, and eventually takes control of his girlfriend. Also, theres a whole side story about her being a pop artist, and stuff. Seen the movie.

 

[Boba Frag]

That is the most pathetic web based thing I've ever seen.... Honestly, that's a terrible idea.
I've shit luck with girls too, but at least I've got the brain to realise I'll eventually get lucky/the dosage right/ get up off my ass and do something about it.

 

[feauxx]

this is very sad.

or pretty ffing hilarious
i'd sign up for the beta if they allow girls/gays.

I thought for a second, "Oh, hey the escapist changes that initial title to paper girl if you set your thing to female...." too bad, I clicked on your profile to find your in Publisher's Club... ah well.

yeah it's a men's world/boys club

I think you should take some initiative, and make the Escapist do that, I'd get behind you on it, I'm sure others would aswell.

good idea i have sent a message.

 

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

Uhm.

Point?

 

[ImprovizoR]

This is a new type of sad and pathetic.

 

[Venereus]

So many of us find this thing sad, and we're supposed to be reality-escaping-cyberpunkish-gamer types. So I wonder WTF the guys signing up for this BS are.

 

[jpoon]

Stupid shit right here, I can only hope it goes down in flames...stupid flames.

 

[Formica Archonis]

Sick of not having a significant other like all of your friends on Facebook?

I was. Then I killed all their significant others.

Now I'm just sick. I don't think so, but that's what the men in white keep telling me. Heh.

(What?)

When Cloud Girlfriend launches, it'll allow a user to define his/her perfect girlfriend, and then the service will create her.

Is there a sexting option? If so, my perfect girlfriend is a promiscuous bisexual redhead (natural, please).

Social network users can then "connect" with the virtual girlfriend on services such as Facebook.

I don't know what's sadder, that someone would use a service like this because they're sad and lonely or that someone would use a service like this because they're too stupid to use two web browsers and alt-tab. Goodness, five minutes and I could have a bloody roundtable with myself on Twitter. Ten minutes and some judicious proxy use and they could be in different parts of the world.

 

[ramboondiea]

as potentially sad as this is, i cant help thinking about the devious things i could now do. im looking at this and i thinking its a potential alibi. no i wasnt there, i was hanging out with -insert name- facebook status confirms. no i didnt start that fire i was in cornwall -facebook status confirms-....oh the possibilities

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

This sounds awesome! I'll take 5, and use them to orchestrate the first ever massively multiplayer online soap opera.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

... I'll be back, need to add this to my list of reason why not to reactivate my facebook. Damn this is beginning to be a big list...

 

[viranimus]

OMG this is going to be so awesome.....

At least until you find out your virtual girlfriend has been cheating on you with Cleverbot.