“1000 Avatars,” an installation in Second Life
My Second Life avatar, awestruck by almost a thousand other avatars (click for a closer look).
“Mixed reality” artist Kristine Schomaker—Gracie Kendal in Second Life—is completing work on 1000 Avatars, a tower of larger-than-”life”-size avatars photographed from behind. Get it? Because, in a third-person game like Second Life, you only see your own backside—Kristine’s photos reflect how Second Life users actually come to visualize their virtual selves.
Her statement of intent is here.
- 1000 Avatars (direct link)
About Jenn Frank:Jenn thinks the Atari 2600, Game Boy Micro, and Apple iPhone are all viable game consoles. Email her at jenn at infinite lives dot net.
Awww thank you so much for posing this :))