10.25.2008 8:30 am
Online wife tells you to lose weight
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Need a nag to help you diet and can’t find someone “real”?
The free Japanese website Metaboinfo.com has a solution borrowed from video games: a virtual wife.
Just type in your diet goals, your weight target, and then choose from one of four imaginary spouses who will gently encourage you, insult you or belittle you — whatever your preference.
The four spousal choices are: a maid that giggles; a businesswoman who’s no-nonsense; a nurse with patience; and a nail artist with nothing but fashion on her mind.
Maybe this kind of support system works for some people, though if an avatar is all they need for provocation they probably could do just as well without one.
