• Second Skin is a 2008 documentary film about people whose lives have been changed by the virtual worlds of online gaming while playing games like World of Warcraft, Second Life, and Everquest. The film explores the lives of a couple who meet and fall in love online while role playing in World of Warcraft. The film follows a young man whose video game addiction compelled him to play 14-16 hours a day until he enrolled in the twelve-step group, Online Gamers Anonymous. Second Skin puts into sharp focus how technology is shaping lives.

• Fast Facts

  1. Director: Juan Carlos Pineiro
  2. Writer/Producer: Victor Pineiro
  3. Producer: Peter Brauer
  4. Run time: 95 minutes
  5. Release date: March 7, 2008
  6. Starring: Andy Belford, Anthony Cronin, Matt Ellsworth, Chris Mitchell, Heather Cowan, Kevin Keel and Dan Bustard
  7. Selected for its world premiere at the 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW)|South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival

• Reviews

  1. "Second Skin is wildly entertaining, but also manages to be informative and worthy of contemplation of where our society (or a portion of it) is headed."-Ain't It Cool News
  2. "The human dramas of individual gamers are what really make this technically polished docu so fascinating and potentially commercial."-Variety
  3. "Second Skin is a fantastic look into the lives of people that live in two dimensions, but at what cost or gain?"-/film
  4. "Second Skin surpassed all of my expectations and earned a spot on my list of favorite docs."-Firstshowing.net
  5. "At its core, this is a brilliant vision for a film. Like a 101 level college course for understanding an entire generation."-Film School Rejects

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