Second Life documentary "Life 2." interview

Interview with director/producer of Second Life documentary (and Sundance selection) "Life 2.0" by Hamlet Au of New World Notes (http://nwn.blogs.com). Interview conducted during SXSW 2010.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• second life
• linden lab
• sundance
• sxsw
• Jason
• Spingarn-Koff

[BloodAppleKiss]

I thought this was a brillant movie! I identify with Asri Falcone alot because I she is doing what I've just started doing 4 months ago and that's, making my SL my RL job and so far I make more money making clothing for my store AngelRED Couture then I ever did as a full time RL nurse. Ive always been myself in sl, not a faker or living through my avatar like I know many ppl do.and I met my BEST friend on sl. Flew to NY to meet her and it was awesome! there are normal folks on sl not just fakrs

[jwcmkc]

@ TheBusinesscat I agree with you completely. I have my job, my rl and my sl. A lot of my rl friends are on SL as well and it hasn't affected how we are in rl. I guess the best way to explain it is like this; SL allows us to be someone different and to experience the other side of things and to do so without fear of being judged for who we really are.

[TheBusinesscat]

where can i find it to download? ty :)

[jamievlip]

Hm I have to disagree to some people..

I've been in Sl since 2007.. And ive seen a lot of people come and go, Good experiences and bad ones :) Just like in rl.

I still do my job, I sleep, I go out and party.. go to the local pub, I have a social life.. but I allso have a very active Second life, I own a shop and its my exra income + I have a partner since '09, He lives in the usa , I live in europe, we are very good friends and we know its just sl for us, his wife plays sl very activly too.

[FrazzyNZ]

@ChantalHarvey it essentially balances your happiness you know. I mean everyone has hobbies and thats the most important thing to have to enjoy life cause without it your just a working bee and no means of being happy cause we all know you only live life once and so its important to live life to fullest and do what you love

[FrazzyNZ]

@ChantalHarvey for me personally my retrat is gameing after work and after kids gone to bed i just jump on my xbox and play with my mates online. I see it as R&R from work and time to wind down which i believe is important to everone in which i see why people play this game. Cause if you have a shitty job and you hate it and you go there every day all you need to do is think well this is for income and after work and dinner is my second life and thats when you enjoy yourself.

[ChantalHarvey]

@FrazzyNZ - yes, spot on! and then even take it a bit further, explore where they have not gone before. For some it s a game, for some it s part of their life. I see it as part of my everyday life - just like my car, my job, my family, my friends, the internet, - all these things that make life what it is. The term real life, first life, is oldfashioned really now...it is life! (2.0 - lol)

[FrazzyNZ]

@ChantalHarvey yeah the whole appeal for most people is they can live life as what they wish they did

[ChantalHarvey]

@FrazzyNZ - yes by all means dont replace the xbox addiction by SecondLife. ;o) btw SL is not a game, but a creative platform where artists create, gamers play, people make money or go to clubs, chat, and even make movies. As addictive as real life...

[FrazzyNZ]

sorry about the bad literacy skills a bit tired lol