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United States Current TV Premier
peter

We are very excited to announce Second Skin premiers tomorrow December 8th at 10PM on Current TV all accross the United States.  They changed the name to My Gaming Addiction so it grabs more attention as people flip channels.  Luckily we are told they have not reedited the film accept to add commercials.  Needless to say, we are thrilled the film will be getting out to such a huge audience.  Tell you friends, because the more people who watch it the heavier rotation it will get.

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Press
Our MMO behavior panel @ PAX East 2010
Sean Stalzer

On Saturday 3/27, Juan, Victor, Ethan Gilsdorf (Author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks) and Sean Stalzer (President and CEO of The Syndicate) held a panel as part of the PAX East conference. Officially the panel was labeled as: "Why do people love WoW and other MMOs so much? What exactly is it about these games --- killing the dragon? feeling powerful? vicarious adventure? acting out?--- that explains their massive appeal?

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Article
The Syndicate turns 14 years old
juancarlos

Today I wanted to bow my head in reverence to Sean "Dragons" Stalzer who has been guildmaster of The Syndicate for 14 years now. The group has grown into something gigantic, and I'm constantly in awe of his elite management skills.

Below are a few words from my friend, and to find out more about this legendary guild (or to apply) check out llts.org

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Announcement
Experimenta: Australian Premiere!
juancarlos

INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF MEDIA ART

the Arts Centre, BlackBox, Melbourne

Ominous to optimistic. Innovative and interactive.

Experimenta Utopia Now International Biennial of Media Art chases the dream of a perfect world. Showcasing more than 35 works from countries including Australia, Japan, Austria, India, Germany, Canada, France, Taiwan and the UK, Experimenta Utopia Now critiques the scope for happiness on earth as we know it, pokes fun at social and physical boundaries and questions the human race’s ability to preserve itself.

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Announcement
Second Skin on Netflix Instant!
juancarlos

Second Skin is officially on Instant Queue for Netflix. So if you are at home, by a computer, in front of your Xbox, and can watch streaming video... your one and only option should be Second Skin. If anybody had an excuse before you just don't anymore. Happy viewing everbody.

Go here to start streaming Second Skin now.

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Announcement
Escapist magazine says to buy it for the holidays!
juancarlos

Check out the Gift Guide!

At times it's intense and uncomfortable, at others it's touching and heartwarming, but from start to finish it's an utterly fascinating exploration of society, escapism, and the bonds we build and break in online games. Second Skin can be appreciated by gamers and non-gamers alike, and will give you plenty of stuff to discuss - or just to think about.


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Article
Blast From the Past
victor

Just received a google alert from the past- more than three years ago, to be precise.  It was our original "casting call" looking for gamers all those years ago!  Wow, it's crazy to think how much was up in the air at that point.  We'd all devoted ourselves full-time to Second Skin and still had no subjects, no stories, and only a bunch of interviews with academic.  Scary, thrilling times, they were.

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Off the Wall
Ralph Baer, Father of Videogames - VBS.TV
juancarlos

In October of this year Peter and I went to New England. Watch our afternoon with Ralph Baer, great-grandfather of the modern video game. Working for Milton-Bradley he helped develop the technology that gave us Pong, and, by proxy, every other super-wonky and still-fun early video game you can think of. This pioneer of 2-bit technology and recipient of the National Medal of Technology recounts the Cretaceous period of gaming. Back then, you had a few crude shapes rendered in black and white, and that was good enough!

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