Borders, Boundaries & Liminal States

From April 26 through 28, Ars Virtua sponsored A conference in the liminal space of Second Life. It has taken me a while but finally all our documentation is up and the page is finally Live. Defiantly check it out. I co-moderated a panel on the rules of the game, subversion, and culture jamming in virtual worlds, entitled “Gaming the System.” If you want to check out my mad hosting skills you can listen to the full audio of the talk.

The Ars Virtua Conference: “Borders, Boundaries & Liminal Spaces” was originally conceived to be an extension of our concept of the new media center. It also seemed logical to have a conference about liminal spaces inside of one. Truly, the conference afforded us an opportunity to interrogate the space more thoroughly. Aside from the specifics of the topics covered (remains, the body from within and without, present and future, and the manipulation of the system) the conference was particularly enlightening with respect to the engine of Second Life and communication within that medium. –James Morgan

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