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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Photojournalist Robbie Cooper — whom you may remember from his book Alter Ego: Avatars and their Creators, in which flesh and blood gamers were photographed and paired with their virtual world counterparts — has another fascinating, if brief, visual project focused on gamers. Dubbed “Immersions,” it showcases the intense facial concentration, blank stares and slackjawed tongue-work most of us exhibit while playing games.
We’ve already covered Robbie Cooper’s book Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators, which consists of portraits of people and their online avatars, but the Wall Street Journal has an interesting little Q&A with Cooper and Tracy Spaight, a contributor to the volume. The most discussed question is why – with the theoretical possibilities of virtual worlds – do people stick to the same old, same old? WSJ.com: Why do we tend to see the same narrative archetypes in these games?
