Dr Phil – Ciaran Laval

Draxtor Despres has published a video on YouTube of the Second Life related parts of The recent Dr Phil show. I’ll embed the video under the cut, if you’re already under the cut, then the video is at the end of the post!

I blogged about this episode of Dr Phil on Monday, the day before the episode was aired. I have not seen the full episode but the show featured the extremely serious issue of gaming addiction. The first thing to point out is that the young man who was the subject of the episode of the Dr Phil show is not a resident of Second Life. This isn’t to say that Second Life can’t prove to be addictive, but I feel it’s worth pointing out that Second Life wasn’t his game of choice.

The parts of the show that do relate to Second Life feature Dr Phil inworld with an avatar that looks like the real life Dr Phil.

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Footage from Second Life will this week appear on All New Dr Phil, a daytime television show in the United States. The footage from Second Life will appear in an episode entitled Won’t Work, Won’t Go to School: “My Son Just Wants to Game All Day”.

The blurb for the episode on the Dr Phil website states :

Sarah says her 23-year-old son, Justin, is so consumed with playing video games that he dropped out of college, can’t hold a job and has lost more than 50 pounds — and she fears he’ll die if he doesn’t stop. Justin admits he can play 16 hours a day — sometimes lasting up to 30 hours straight — and says he would rather live in the virtual world than the real world. When Dr. Phil opens Justin’s eyes to the dangers he faces, will it have an impact?

The issue is a very serious one but there’s a bit of a twist regarding the Second Life footage. Justin, the man featured in the article, does not engage with Second Life. The usage of Second Life footage is to exemplify that digital experiences have come a long way since the days of Pac-Man.

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