Is your Avatar more like 'you' than you are?
Are you making a lot of virtual money? And turning it into 'real' money?
Are you a typical online gamer, or do you break the geek-mould?
The
BBC is making a new documentary about the meteoric rise of MMORPGs and other virtual worlds: featuring interviews with game designers, psychologists, economists and of course, gamers - which is where you come in...
We're looking for a wide range of gamers (UK and US) to feature in the film - from teenagers to pensioners, newbies to guild leaders, and from addicts to part-timers.
We're particularly interested in hearing from you if: You're passionate about your Avatar - whether it's just like you, or contrasts dramatically with your life offline
You make real money through your dealings in a game
You are worried about addiction - either for yourself, a friend, or a relative
You are organising a protest or event in a game
You regularly meet with other gamers in the outside world
If you're interested, please get in touch by emailing virtualworlds@bbc.co.uk. We'll follow up with a phone call. The film will be broadcast in the UK early next year as part of the "Horizon" series. For those based outside the UK who haven't heard of Horizon, it's the BBC's flagship science documentary series - please take a look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/index.shtml for details of our most recent films.
