Second Skin, a documentary by Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza and Pure West Documentaries about virtual worlds (MMORPG’s) and the gamers that inhabit them, will be premiering on March 7th at SXSW 2008. Here’s a large version of the trailer.
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.
Here Are A Few Related Posts You Might Enjoy:
- War Of The Worlds eComic by Ian Edginton & D’Israeli
- War of the Worlds from a Martian Perspective
- The Guild, The Adventures of a Group of Online Gamers
- World of World of Warcraft, Gamers Play a Character Playing WoW
- Spots Unknown, Under The Skin of San Francisco
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
Looks great, wonder if they cover Second Life at all. Some call it an MMO, others not.