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Monday, February 25, 2008

Second Skin, a documentary on players of synthetic worlds

Two years to do this documentary where a lot of things changed in the net and specially in the synthetic worlds.

Second Skin takes an intimate look at computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the emerging genre of Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs). World of Warcraft, Second Life, and Everquest allow millions of users to simultaneously interact in virtual spaces. Second Skin introduces us to couples who have fallen in love without meeting, disabled players who have found new purpose, addicts, Chinese gold-farming sweatshop workers, wealthy online entrepreneurs and legendary guild leaders - all living in a world that doesn't quite exist.

from the official website

Capturing the online lives of seven gamers, the film speaks about love, greed and depression about the alienation of these worlds. Second Skin premieres at the South By Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas this March.