In addition to the humans who want to play the characters, there are also the humans who want to be them. We’re in this strange place where, if you drop some dosh on creating an elaborate costume, you can actually become a professional virtual character, an online presence in the real world. There are teams of these people, who are making careers out of dressing up, parading at events as mascots, posing for photographs and becoming the ‘cheerleaders’ of eSports. Women’s outfits can be particularly revealing, you wouldn’t guess at the traditionally male gamership…
