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My avatar and me.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Second Life (Game).
- Avatars (Virtual reality).
- Virtual reality.
- Computers.
- Video games.
- Quality of life.
- Genre:
- Documentary.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (91 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- Copenhagen, Denmark : Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2010.
- Summary:
- A man enters the virtual world Second Life to pursue the personal dreams he can not fulfill in real life. His journey into cyberspace becomes a learning experience which gradually opens the gates to a much larger reality. Mikkel is an unsuccessful documentary filmmaker, who decides to create a new identity and join Second Life. And soon, he is taken under the wing by Helena, a mysterious and influential woman in the virtual world. Helena turns Mikkel into a sophisticated avatar, equipped with everything he needs to interact with the most advanced users of Second Life.Mikkel is very attracted to Helena and curious to find out more about her, but she refuses to meet him in real life. All he can think about is his virtual career which has become more important to him than his real life. When Helena suddenly departs from Second Life, his virtual as well as his real world fall apart.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 6, 2011).
- OCLC:
- 780142605
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