Hulu.com featured a documentary about online gamers (or at least those who play MMORPGs -- don't worry. That's explained in the movie -- and WOW in particular) over the weekend, and I decided to watch it. It's called "Second Skin," an obvious reference to the need (and desire) for avatars in online gaming.
If you're at all interested in online games, or know someone who is, or if you'd just been to a Doctor Who (the new series) marathon on Saturday and so were kind of primed for this sort of thing, you should watch it.
It's a well-built documentary, following several gamers from different parts of the country over at least a year, during which many of the gamers make significant changes in their lives -- or have significant changes thrust on them, like the new father of twins -- and it not only chronicles the changes in their gaming habits and the way they think about the games and games' place in their lives, but how they interact with each other and the outside world.
Some of the most powerful moments of the film -- and oddly, there are quite a few -- come towards the end, which is where they should be. It's rare that in a documentary you find such a pleasing narrative build, but this is a good one.
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