Apologies if this has already been posted.. I think the crowd on this forum would enjoy this flick.
http://secondskinfilm.com/
Second Skin
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Re: Second Skin
Looks like a fascinating movie. I wonder if there will be any attempt to pass judgment on those, or if all the judgment comes from the actual gamers.
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Re: Second Skin
I downloaded this off the newsgroups tonight and watched it.
It's an interesting documentary for sure. It doesn't hold any punches and while I feel it leans toward the negative, isn't trying to make a statement about online gaming as a whole. They do focus on hicks from the Midwest and Florida so those people are a bit fucked up to begin with no matter what they're doing.
It's a few years old (Burning Crusade release is part of the documentary). EQ2 and WoW are shown the most. (people that played EQ2 seem to have a better chance at RL relationships succeeding than WoW)
It's interesting to see kinda of the lower class people and how they handle or don't handle their MMORPG addictions but I think they should have thrown in a broader range because it's not just these rubes that have positive and negative experiences with online gaming. Judging by the PCs I saw in the movie, it's no wonder WoW is popular with the "common folk" as these things couldn't run any game that had decent graphics.
As always, I think the point is well made that people with disabilities greatly benefit from virtual worlds.
They have some shots of an EQ gathering in Las Vegas (I think) that brought back some memories.
This is well worth watching. They throw in some ladies that run a "halfway" house for recovering gamers that make that psycho mom in True Blood look like a hippy in comparison. They interview a lady who's son shot himself while EQ or WoW was still on...she blames the game but judge for yourself, if you had a mother like that, you'd probably kill yourself too. Also, not many people in this movie have chins.
Overall, this film would scare the bejesus out of any parent watching it that doesn't have a clue about MMORPGs but for those who know what's up, it's interesting. I do think they should have attempted to track down some more "middle class" people to balance things out a bit. I certainly recall the people I met at fan Faire and in EQ as being much more diverse and, while very addicted, not about to kill themselves or have their lives break down completely (maybe a job lost here or there and come dropping out of college!)
Check it out.
It's an interesting documentary for sure. It doesn't hold any punches and while I feel it leans toward the negative, isn't trying to make a statement about online gaming as a whole. They do focus on hicks from the Midwest and Florida so those people are a bit fucked up to begin with no matter what they're doing.
It's a few years old (Burning Crusade release is part of the documentary). EQ2 and WoW are shown the most. (people that played EQ2 seem to have a better chance at RL relationships succeeding than WoW)
It's interesting to see kinda of the lower class people and how they handle or don't handle their MMORPG addictions but I think they should have thrown in a broader range because it's not just these rubes that have positive and negative experiences with online gaming. Judging by the PCs I saw in the movie, it's no wonder WoW is popular with the "common folk" as these things couldn't run any game that had decent graphics.
As always, I think the point is well made that people with disabilities greatly benefit from virtual worlds.
They have some shots of an EQ gathering in Las Vegas (I think) that brought back some memories.
This is well worth watching. They throw in some ladies that run a "halfway" house for recovering gamers that make that psycho mom in True Blood look like a hippy in comparison. They interview a lady who's son shot himself while EQ or WoW was still on...she blames the game but judge for yourself, if you had a mother like that, you'd probably kill yourself too. Also, not many people in this movie have chins.
Overall, this film would scare the bejesus out of any parent watching it that doesn't have a clue about MMORPGs but for those who know what's up, it's interesting. I do think they should have attempted to track down some more "middle class" people to balance things out a bit. I certainly recall the people I met at fan Faire and in EQ as being much more diverse and, while very addicted, not about to kill themselves or have their lives break down completely (maybe a job lost here or there and come dropping out of college!)
Check it out.