Second Skin

Aroview: Compulsive insight into video game addiction, focused on a cross-section of young people who obsessively engage in what are known as MMOs (Mass Multi-player Online games).

A documentary for our times, this is every bit as disturbing in its exposure of extreme behaviour as one would expect, while not being too judgmental about its subjects, most of whom are intelligent and likeable and affected in different ways by their 'second life'. Provides necessary details for the uninitiated about the online worlds and the gaming industry, and gets close to the heart of what makes gamers tick. Ultimately, this is a cautionary tale that should be required viewing for impressionable 21st Century kids of all ages.

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