Virtual Worlds Are Not Time Wasters

Great news today. I was given an awesome opportunity to guest blog on The Wrap. It's an industry news site, and they let me talk about virtual worlds. The beginning of it after the jump, or check the whole article out here. -- In most Q&As after my documentary on virtual worlds, "Second Skin," I'm met with the same question, "Why spend time in virtual worlds?" I think it's like asking, "How can you hang out with your friends for so long?"

For one thing, there are few places where we are not forced to be ourselves -- the anonymity we arrive to in virtual worlds is empowering. Through it, we're able to engage others without the burden of someone recognizing us, stereotyping us, or seeing us. (Just ask celebrities like Jimmy Fallon, Vin Diesel and Mila Kunis, among others, who long in like everyone else.)

http://www.thewrap.com/blog-entry/virtual-worlds-are-not-just-time-wasters_5846