A Swiss art collector who invested $250,000 in 2nd life approached me
in 2004 when 2nd L was enpty. He was trying to get people to inhabit
the space to protect his investment. He thought I could be like Warhol
and open a studio. I said I'd be interested in doing performance art
bots that would interrupt people while talking. I of course wanted to
get paid to produce original art. The "developers" didn't feel like
paying an artist was necessary. This is what I feel about all
"democratic" art spaces. They exploit a persons natural desire for a
creative outlet while at the same time they devalue a trained artists
unique talents and point of view. It's the same thing with you tube and
all the other virtual spaces. In Marxists analysis it's perfect. You
the consumer produce the content and pay to consumer yourself. Amazing!
On Apr 21, 2007, at 3:05 AM, mez breeze wrote:
have
been a member of Second Life since 04 but have found it less
appropriate 4 me