Morning,

Second Life has obviously come of age! To wit:

…There are roughly one million active residents of Second Life. But for people who haven’t visited that virtual world — or don’t intend to — director Douglas Gayeton has brought back a dispatch.

Second Life is an online, 3-D landscape where denizens have an almost unlimited ability to enhance their appearance and abilities and develop property. At their keyboards, users create alter egos to delve into fantasy or forge new online relationships. Real-world companies have used the platform for marketing and setting up virtual stores and services. Second Life was developed by the San Francisco-based company Linden Lab.

Mr. Gayeton created a documentary about this culture by immersing himself in it for about eight months using a digital proxy — his paunchy look-alike avatar, Molotov Alva. (A Molotov cocktail plays a part in the film’s plot, and “Alva” came from Thomas Edison’s middle name.) He shot his documentary by using ….MORE…

I found the premise interesting - his first goal was to meet/interview the SL founder, but now wants to delve into identity and meaning. Stay tuned….

Enjoy,

Owlbert

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