BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2347708:Event:5500 DTSTAMP:20120205T215035Z SUMMARY:SECOND SKIN DESCRIPTION:PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!!!!\n\nSHOWTIMES:\n\nFri: 7:30, 9:30 \nSat: 5:30, 7:30\nSun: 5:30, 7:30, 9:30\nMon - Wed: 5:30 PM\nThu: 6:0 0 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond Skin takes an intimate, disturbing look at th ree sets of computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by onlin e virtual worlds. An emerging genre of computer software called Massiv ely Multiplayer Online games, or MMOs, allows millions of users to int eract simultaneously in virtual spaces. Of the 50 million players worl dwide, 50 percent consider themselves addicted. From individuals strug gling with addiction to couples who have fallen in love without meetin g; from disabled players whose lives have been given new purpose to go ld farmers, entrepreneurs and widows, Second Skin opens viewers’ eye s to a phenomenon that may permanently change the way human beings int eract — and with possibly devastating consequences.\n\nDan Bustard s acrificed everything to his MMO addiction. Dan, once a prosperous busi nessowner with a luxurious house, car and loving fiancé, ended up liv ing in his nephew's empty basement, playing his game 20 hours a day an d using soda bottles as toilets. Fearing death or destitution, Dan enr olled himself in The Safe Haven, a rehab center for online gamers. It proved to be “the worst mistake of my life. After fleeing The Haven, Dan returned to his nephew’s house only to relapse into his old hab its. Gradually, he began a slow recovery, on his own terms. And as he begins to regain his old life, his nephew sinks deeper and deeper into his own MMO addiction, more severe than Dan’s, and with far more se vere consequences.\n\nKevin Keel met Heather Cowan on the Peaks of Eve rfrost, in the virtual world of Norrath. The two fell in love as a kni ght and a cleric slaying dragons. After blindly declaring their love o nline, they met for the first time in reality in October. Four months later, Kevin drove halfway across the country on Valentine's Day to mo ve in with Heather. With the backdrop of various married couples who m et in MMOs, viewers follow Heather and Kevin as they translate their v irtual-world relationship into the real world. Can the two continue th eir actual relationship with the success of the fantasy-land relations hip they’ve\nhad thus far?\n\nFort Wayne, Indiana, is home to a thri ving MMO community that lives, works and games together. Andy is a sea soned MMO gamer who currently raids nightly in World of Warcraft along with his wife, Karalee. Their neighbors, Anthony, Chris and Matt, con verted their living room into the Fortress of Dorkitude, where they al so play MMOs for 40-plus hours a week. They are part of a larger group of gamers, most of whose\nmembers work together at a cell phone compa ny, live in close proximity, hit bars on the weekends and play WoW con stantly. Fort Wayne introduces viewers to this phenomenon and takes th em deeper into it. Watching the group interact is watching MMO culture spoken, without the avatars.\n\nAlongside these three strands, Second Skin ventures to China to explore the world of Gold Farming: sweatsho ps where millions of Chinese workers spend 20-hour days playing MMOs t o earn virtual gold that is sold for real money. The movie also addres ses virtual worlds through the lens of the disabled, who live out much richer lives through these online spaces, as well as guilds, massive groups of gamers who meet inside the games and are often closer than f amily.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.downtownindependent.co m/events/second-skin DTSTART:20090814T080000Z DTEND:20090821T075900Z CATEGORIES:film LOCATION:Downtown Independent WEBSITE:http://www.downtownindependent.com URL:http://www.downtownindependent.com CONTACT:213.617.1033 ORGANIZER;CN="Downtown Independent":http://www.downtownindependent.com /profile/30fiwdhzvk95d ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://api.ning.com/files/2LT*q4EWa20ePuK9 ZRaTAR0EVvkvOg-qDTapitPF-vp6NdPdqsyb8Xeon5l3nPUlwTU90865ObxanM*ZJsMTDh DlZxHInpNH/PurewestSecondSkinTrailer651657.jpg ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=BCrummett :http://www.downtownindependent.com/profile/BrandonCrummett ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Peter Br auer":http://www.downtownindependent.com/profile/PeterBrauer ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Downtown Independent":http://www.downtownindependent.com/profile/30fiwdhzvk95d END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR