[-empyre-] empyre - what is it all good for?

["roya.jakoby" <roya@girlfish.net>]

Hello, 

I'm part of the Web3DArt show and have been invited (like everybody else who
is participating in the show) to take part in the empyre mailing list and
it's discussions. I must admit that I'm having a bit of a hard time to
understand empyre and it's aims. I see a lot of self-promotion (no specific
problem with that, just somewhat boring) and not a lot of discussion
subjects I feel invited to join. It's all very specific, and in many ways
way to specific for me.

I was hoping to see some more interested subject matters, maybe also stuff
that is related to the Web3DArt show itself (beyond the self-promotion) and
what it might mean to people outside this small community. I'm part of the
show but I can't view most of the works of my fellow participants because I
neither have a PC, not mentioning the resources and all those exotic
plug-ins I'm required to install (if I would have a PC). I personally find
all these requirements for viewing very irritating and annoying, I
personally prefer work that is accessible for the broader public and simple
in it's technical and ideological requirements. Where would all those 3D
sculptures and landscapes take me if I could visit them all? What do my
fellow artists say?

truly, /roya.

PS: I wasn't aware that my own digital art work has elements of 3D until a
friend told me so. Ironic to find myself being part of a Web3DArt show, when
I'm personally so not a friend of big RAM landscapes and that particular
genre of digital arts. I feel like the fly on the wall here.