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Uncovering
The Past, Present and Future of Online Gaming
"On
Saturday, Avatars Offline, a documentary on massively multiplayer
online worlds and the people who love them (too much), was premiered
to a standing-room-only audience. Go see this movie; it is funny,
informative, and thought-provoking."
-François Dominic
Laramée
www.gignews.com
"Avatars Offline gave a delightful
and entertaining look at how non-gamers perceive our strange
hobby, how we perceive it and more importantly how it affects
our lives."
-Nick 'Glip' Parkinson
Ass. Admin of 'The Safehouse'
Around the world, hundreds
of thousands of people, most of them over the age of 20, spend
a significant portion of their life in front of the screen. Socializing.
Making friends. Chasing dragons. Getting armor. Meeting soulmates.
They are willing to lose friends, family and spouses to live a
life "more real" than their own.
'Avatars Offline'is the first feature-length
documentary exploring the origins, present and future of virtual
worlds such as Ultima Online, Everquest, Dark Age of Camelot and
the upcoming Star Wars Galaxies.
Through interviews with the developers, avid
fans, self-described addicts, scholars and vocal critics, the
film seeks to shed a first light on what many believe may be the
most significant medium of the 21st century.
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