Our Digital Selves Official Teaser #4

Guided by principal investigators Tom Boellstorff and Donna ZImmerman Davis, the Ethnographia group is examining how avatar embodiment and place-making in virtual worlds like Second Life influences people with visible and invisible disabilities.

Special thanks to Marianne McCann for SL set design & RL camera work [yes she does that too!]

Super special thanks to all the Ethnographians for their trust and patience with the [seemingly endless] process of making a documentary film...

[Draxtor]

Since a lot of folks are sent here by a school teacher I want to say THANK YOU FOR WATCHING and WELCOME! Please check out the FULL feature = you won't regret it! Link is in the description. Also: if you want a tour in SL = hit me up & we arrange a time :)

[pond]

i can't believe i'm watching a video about second life for a school assignment

[jackteegarden]

Why is my teacher getting me to watch a video about fake rune scape.

[aminishnamedvaati]

I can't believe my school just made me watch a video about Second Life. I'm actually thankful though. All the stupid social media videos were genuinely making me angry, but this was an unexpected surprise.

[centurionfragger]

SL is not a game, its a social platform where people from all walks of life and around the world come together and interact with one another

[megatamerr]

school really does not understand what the internet is, do they? They are making me write about how this is bad, literally telling me to write that its bad for people to be happy.

[TreverSpade]

Wonderful Work Draxx ! Thank you, i can't wait to see the finall movie.

[Yveci]

Damn got this video as a school assignment, def wasn't disappointed.

[lennifoxtrot]

Another great story Drax! About the humans we are inside, so well done.

[kimboporflop]

watching a video about second life for a school assignment still feels wild to me

[suz]

Thank you, Draxtor and your guests! Drax, you are the best and your work shows it.

[carotorrecillas]

So I think we’re all here cause’ of a hwk

[isaiahdemeule]

I like how second life connects people. I do not like it PlayStation 2 graphics.

[kennethf]

Hey, I’m still a bit confused about this metaverse game? What does it actually let people do? What other things can you do other than interacting with people, customizing avatars, and explore the Second Life world? Can you actually get real money and make a living by doing your job in this game? What benefits can it provide to people?

[RavenTheSergal]

school had this and I cringed, mainly because its odd seeing something similar to what I do daily be played on screen.

[midnightsisters]

This is a really awesome work, so many stories of courage... they are real heroes

[abhisheksiddharth]

Things escalated from a session where "social media bad" to "second life is a game worth a try" XD.

[Draxtor]

I apologize for the missing audio at 2:25 = thank you Premiere [I should have triple-checked though!] = in the subs you can see what Tom says at that spot though!

[KarimaHoisan]

Really Really looking forward to this one Drax!

[rayspecter]

Why am I watching this for school? And is no one gonna mention 9S at 1:38?