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Parallel Worlds: Explorations in Second Life

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Partner:: New School
Location:: The New School
New York, NY
Event Date:: 02.13.08
Speakers:: Richard Minsky,; Fred Ritchin,; Michael Schmelling,; Michael Van Horn
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Summary: Parallel Worlds: Explorations in "Second Life" with panelists Fred Ritchin, NYU professor and a contributing editor of Aperture; Michael Van Horn, curator of the Joseph Monsen Collection in Seattle; Richard Minsky, founder of SLART magazine; and Michael Schmelling, photographer.

Presented in association with the first of a series of articles in Aperture wherein Fred Ritchin explores "postphotographic" media and emerging technology, this discussion focuses on the 3D virtual world Second Life, created entirely online by its residents - The New School

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Richard Minsky

Richard Minsky is the founder of SLART magazine, a critical review and journal of Second Life art.

Fred Ritchin

Fred Ritchin was a picture editor of The New York Times Magazine from 1978-82. He was executive editor of Camera Arts magazine from 1982-83, and founding director of the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program at the International Center of Photography.

Ritchin created, with photographer Gilles Peress, the Web site for the New York Times, Bosnia: Uncertain Paths to Peace, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in public service in 1997.

Currently, Ritchin is an Associate Professor of Photography and Communications at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and an adjunct at Temple University's senior lecture Journalism department and the director of PixelPress.

Michael Schmelling

Michael Schmelling is a photographer whose work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times Magazine and Wired, and has recently completed a commissioned project on Second Life.

Michael Van Horn

Michael Van Horn, curator of the Joseph Monsen Collection in Seattle, who has organized shows about and within Second Life.

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01.: Introduction

05 min 06 sec

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02.: Digital Imaging Revolution

05 min 23 sec

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03.: History of Virtual Space

04 min 18 sec

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04.: Second Life Art Gallery

06 min 56 sec

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05.: Zero Point Gallery

07 min 04 sec

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06.: Art Hole

05 min 45 sec

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07.: Rezzable Gallery

03 min 35 sec

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08.: Art Market in Second Life

07 min 06 sec

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09.: Pixel Dolls Exhibition

07 min 37 sec

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10.: Creepy Peepers Towers

01 min 52 sec

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11.: Always Run Prints

01 min 50 sec

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12.: Sudo National Park

02 min 23 sec

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13.: Alone in the Wilderness

03 min 14 sec

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14.: Second Life Polaroids

02 min 43 sec

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15.: More Artwork

03 min 58 sec

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16.: Photography in Second Life

13 min 01 sec

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17.: Q1: Empty Areas

01 min 55 sec

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18.: Q2: When Second Life Crashes

01 min 06 sec

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19.: Q3: Theft

02 min 16 sec

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20.: Q4: Real or Virtual Photos

01 min 01 sec

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21.: Q5: Manipulating Light

02 min 53 sec

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22.: Q6: Dated Graphics

04 min 29 sec

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23.: Q7: Virtual Procreation

01 min 22 sec

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24.: Q8: Second Life Celebrities

04 min 55 sec

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Pixel Dolls: Art of Second Life

04 min 00 sec

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Posted: 04.11.08, 02:21 PM

Fascinating! I read too that in as little as maybe 2 - 5 years, SL will be almost capable of appearing photo-realistic! BTW, my SL name is WalkintheWoods2007, say hello if you see me