“Second Skin” Trailer Tells It Like It Is

March 3, 2008 - 3:40 pm , By Don Y. - UCLA

Second Skin

While casual players of MMOs may not see the big deal, it’s plain as day to the rest of the planet: hardcore gaming has taken on a disturbing level of obsession. Players log in ungodly amounts of time playing titles such as World of Warcraft and Everquest, effectively ostracizing them from the outside world. Video games, like watching television and playing sports, are simply a source of entertainment - but when do they become less of a leisure activity and more of an addiction?

Second Skin is out to set the record straight, touching on not only the obsessive gamers - the trailer seems not to point fingers at the games, but at the player’s themselves, which is fair - but the relationships they forge with like-minded people worldwide. These gaming communities are strong, but some turn their players into anti-social shut ins, concerned with gaming and nothing else.

Watch the Second Skin trailer after the jump. Read More »

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A Girl Article: Do Geeks Make Better Boyfriends?

August 16, 2007 - 7:00 pm , By Jess - NYU

After writing a little bit about Second Life, I got to thinking about the types of people who play it. And then I got to thinking about the sex lives of those people. And then I shuddered a little, but also wondered:Do geeks make good boyfriends?

Because the internet is all expansive and all knowing, someone has already answered that question for me in a convenient, numbered fashion.

Many of the reasons are funny, and most make a lot of sense. Like number 6:

“[geeks] are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and such, especially if they know it’ll make you happy. Read More »

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