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I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life
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I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life

by Mark Stephen Meadows
December 2007
Beginner
144 pages
4h 22m
English
New Riders
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Chapter . Celebrities and Millions of Us

Molotov Alva is a star in an HBO series. He’s been featured in Time magazine. He is represented by UTA, one of the top acting agencies in Los Angeles, he’s been considered for an Oscar, and he’s making more on his licensing deal than most actors are today. The series is about a guy who “uploads,” or leaves his real world behind and chooses another in Second Life.

Celebrities and Millions of Us

Molotov Alva, Second Life

But Molotov isn’t a human. He’s an avatar. Molotov is an idoru (Japanese for idol, which can also mean a celebrity who doesn’t have a physical body). The television series was written and directed by Douglas Gayeton, a filmmaker, ...

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