Feb 6 2008Watch the 'Second Skin' Trailer, Then We'll Raid a Guild
A documentary focusing on a group of people (nerds) obsessed with the world of massively-multiplayer online gaming, Second Skin appears to present the subjects in an examining, unbiased light that isn't half as condescending as it could be. The approach provides the unique chance to see the ways, both positive and negative, that online gaming has changed the lives of those who participate. Unfortunately, it also means that you feel far more guilt at mocking their lifestyles, with the subjects fulfilling most of the nerdy images and scenarios you've probably already conjured up (I honestly expected more guys with ponytails).
Reader Comments
1. Lisa - February 6, 2008 3:53 PM
EQ2 owns all!
2. Wendy - February 6, 2008 4:03 PM
I wrote a sociology paper on MMORPG culture one time, I did spend some time focusing on the negative but the majority of the content talked about how real world rituals translate into MMORPGs.
3. Wendy - February 6, 2008 4:04 PM
#1
EQ2 really? I admit I haven't played it but all my friends who did went back to EQ1 shortly afterwards.
Myself I found EQ1 fun for about 3 months.
City of Heroes is my personal favorite, it has it's flaws but at the end of the day you play a super hero. I also want to point out that most all if not all of the issues people may have had with it have been addressed over time.
I find wow to be ok, it's a beautiful game in that it takes what other games did and refined them. It's list of innovations are actually a bit limited. Still it's a solid game and you can't argue with the numbers.
Dark Age had RVR but I couldn't get into it.
Asheron's call was a joke.
Ultima Online was great for it's time but it's too old to compare to the newer ones.
D&D Online fixed grinding, they reward you for doing new things and punish you for grinding, and there are plenty of fun things to do that aren't combat, puzzles and traps and the like. However people still go out of their way to grind even though it hurts them, it baffles me.
4. Wendy - February 6, 2008 4:08 PM
#1
EQ2 really? I admit I haven't played it but all my friends who did went back to EQ1 shortly afterwards.
Myself I found EQ1 fun for about 3 months.
City of Heroes is my personal favorite, it has it's flaws but at the end of the day you play a super hero. I also want to point out that most all if not all of the issues people may have had with it have been addressed over time.
I find wow to be ok, it's a beautiful game in that it takes what other games did and refined them. It's list of innovations are actually a bit limited. Still it's a solid game and you can't argue with the numbers.
Dark Age had RVR but I couldn't get into it.
Asheron's call was a joke.
Ultima Online was great for it's time but it's too old to compare to the newer ones.
D&D Online fixed grinding, they reward you for doing new things and punish you for grinding, and there are plenty of fun things to do that aren't combat, puzzles and traps and the like. However people still go out of their way to grind even though it hurts them, it baffles me.
5. Rossco - February 6, 2008 6:37 PM
I played EQ1, then I played DAoC, played EQ2 as soon as it started, tried WoW, tried LoTRO, and now I'm back to just EQ2. Definitely my favorite one out there, and they've improved it by leaps and bounds since it first came out
6. ZeeBrat - February 7, 2008 1:49 PM
I have to agree. I went from EQ1 -> DAoC ->Lineage 2 -> City of Heroes ->EQ2 ->Guild Wars -> WoW -> RF Online -> City of Villains -> Tabula Rasa and now I'm back in EQ2. It's does what all of the other games do, it just does it better and with much more depth.