La vie virtuelle géniale

Photograph by Robbie Cooper

for the NewYork Times

NAME Choi Seang Rak

BORN 1971

OCCUPATION Academic

LOCATION Seoul, South Korea

AVATAR NAME Uroo Ahs

AVATAR CREATED 2004

GAME PLAYED Lineage II

HOURS PER WEEK IN-GAME 8

CHARACTER TYPE Dwarf Warsmith

SPECIAL ABILITIES Craft siege weapons, whirlwind in battle