Sex in games can be a plot point, but it can often be something a whole lot more. More games are offering sexual content to the user, not always by anything specifically prevalent in the game, but rather by giving players a world in which they can explore their sexual desires and find what excites them sexually. Regina Lynn will be talking at the Sex in Video Games Conference in San Francisco, but she has some stuff to talk about before then.

From the article:

Often, bonds of affection or emotional passion form through sexual interaction, and relationships can become quite dramatic. Even in chat, people begin to pair up, although not always monogamously. Relationships follow a familiar arc: attraction, flirtation, escalating sexual interaction, deepening emotion.

Regardless of what brought someone to the community, once the attachments form, it's easy to become a regular -- if only for the suspense of what will happen next.

Like chat rooms, online role-playing games have long been platforms for romance. Whether in text-only adventures (yes, they still exist) or in graphics-intensive virtual environments, in-world flirtation is a given and sex is at least a possibility.

Any time you can get at least six people of compatible genders and sexual orientations in one spot, you will find some sort of sexual zing among them.

But more and more, game developers are finding ways to incorporate sex as a standard plot point, not just a byproduct of regular game social interaction.

Read the full article over at Wired.com