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The Arts in Second Life Tim Machin Manchester Metropolitan University

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An overview of the growing arts scene in second life, presented at DRHA 2007, Dartington College of Arts, UK

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Page 1: The Arts In Second Life

The Arts in Second LifeTim Machin

Manchester Metropolitan University

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The SL Story of Art“There really is no such thing as art, only artists…”

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CommerceMore than 220 Commercial Galleries

Applying new methods of licensing

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“Art”Public Institutions

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“Art”Van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night

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ArtistsSasun Steinbeck

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Is it art (in a world of…)?Where can art in go Second Life that it can’t go in the real world?At what point do we call things art?

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A New Approach for Institutionsd/lux pony club

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LivenessDanCoyote Antonelli’s Zero G Sky Dancing

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User Generated ContentBurning Life

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Sandboxes and ExperimentationMachinima

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Real LifeCao Fei

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Conclusion: The Fine Line Between Life and Reality

The crossover: Art and remixing

Sandboxes

Collaboration

“Free culture” and Copyright

The Medium

Intention

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Tim Machin / Naples Capalini

[email protected]

www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/limelight/secondlife