Second Skin (2008) on Netflix
NR20081h 34mDocumentary
Players devote long hours to online games like World of Warcraft and EverQuest II. A couple meets in a virtual world; another player's addiction has cost him his business and home.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb6.6/10771 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes60%
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Plot summary
Online games known as Massively Multiplayer Online games, or MMOs, let millions of players interact at once in shared virtual worlds such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest II and Second Life. The documentary follows three sets of players whose lives these worlds have reshaped. An EverQuest II player in Florida and a player from Texas build a relationship that begins inside the game. Two housemates in Fort Wayne, Indiana each spend more than 40 hours a week in World of Warcraft and other MMOs. Another player describes losing a relationship, a business, his health and his home to gaming, and turning to Online Gamers Anonymous while trying to stop. Disabled players find mobility and a voice in the virtual worlds, while Chinese workers farm gold in the games for a living.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Second Skin (2008)
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- Second Skin became the No. 1 movie on the streaming site Hulu.com before it went on to a limited theatrical run.
