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by Animats 4159 days ago
Virtual girlfriends have been popular in Japan for years. Love Plus (2009) for the Nintendo DS was the first to catch on. There are now many others. Some text and send you pictures of what they're doing. You can send your virtual girlfriend presents on-line, which costs real money.

Now in beta, an Oculus Rift virtual girlfriend.

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> You can send your virtual girlfriend presents on-line, which costs real money.

Pure profit. In App Payments for the lonely. Not sure how I'd feel if I was making money off that.