Second Skin – a documentary about second lives

I’ve just noticed this this week end somewhere lost in my RSS reader.
Some people are finishing a documentary about virtual universes – of course, there will be a strong focus on gaming, but Metaverses (such as Second Life) will also be in …

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.

If you want to have a look at the trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPOxuOCGi9I
If you want to have more info : http://www.pwdocs.com/secondskin/?id=home
They have a blog : http://www.secondskinfilm.com/blog/

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