A mixed-reality improvisation between performers in the virtual world of Second Life and performers in Real Life at the International Society of Improvised Music (ISIM). ISIM is an interdisciplinary conference that brings together performers, educators, researchers, students and community members from across the world, in an effort to recognize improvisation as a powerful tool for achieving this integration.
In this session, Second Life avatars danced with improvised music from Real Life at ISIM. Real Life performers were Pauline Oliveros - electronics, harmonica & small instruments with spoken word artist Ione & dancer Heloise Gold. Second Life performance featured animations and choreography by Josephine Dorado, John D. Mitchell, Edo Paulus, Christine Benham, Lauren Watson and Sean Nevin - performing from Arizona, New York, and Amsterdam. Images and sounds of the performers from Real Life were projected into Second Life and vice versa, creating a mashup of real and virtual improv for ...
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A mixed-reality improvisation between performers in the virtual world of Second Life and performers in Real Life at the International Society of Improvised Music (ISIM). ISIM is an interdisciplinary conference that brings together performers, educators, researchers, students and community members from across the world, in an effort to recognize improvisation as a powerful tool for achieving this integration.
In this session, Second Life avatars danced with improvised music from Real Life at ISIM. Real Life performers were Pauline Oliveros - electronics, harmonica & small instruments with spoken word artist Ione & dancer Heloise Gold. Second Life performance featured animations and choreography by Josephine Dorado, John D. Mitchell, Edo Paulus, Christine Benham, Lauren Watson and Sean Nevin - performing from Arizona, New York, and Amsterdam. Images and sounds of the performers from Real Life were projected into Second Life and vice versa, creating a mashup of real and virtual improv for both audiences.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2007
- Submitted to ArtBase: Thursday Mar 26th, 2009
- Original Url: http://funksoup.com/isim07.htm
- Permalink: http://funksoup.com/isim07.htm
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Work Credits:
- Josephine Dorado, creator
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