Almost real : connecting in a wired world /

This documentary presents a few individuals for whom the Internet has become a way to connect with like-minded souls in surprising ways: a cyber punk based on an anti-aircraft rig in the English Channel who operates a rogue Web server, a monk developing "wireless prayer technology," a &quo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Shin, Ann (Director), Flahive, Gerry (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Montreal, Quebec : Canada, Canadian Heritage Department, National Film Board of Canada, 2002.
Subjects:	Computers > Social aspects. Internet > Social aspects. Internet > Psychological aspects. Ordinateurs > Aspect social. Internet > Aspect social. Internet > Aspect psychologique. Documentaries and Factual Films Documentary films. Feature films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	This documentary presents a few individuals for whom the Internet has become a way to connect with like-minded souls in surprising ways: a cyber punk based on an anti-aircraft rig in the English Channel who operates a rogue Web server, a monk developing "wireless prayer technology," a "gamer" who re-creates himself in an online game, a retired couple living in an Internet-controlled seniors' complex and a divorcée who exchanges vows online with a man she's never met.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed February 14, 2018).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (47 min.)
Playing Time:	00:47:15