this might be getting a bit off the topic, but in platforms such as
Panoplie & UpStage, the chat is definitely a significant element of the
performance & often i find that the chat log & a few screengrabs make
more interesting documentation than a screen recording. the chat can be
a very lively space that complements & enhances the performance. often
it's the key to the audience believing that what is happening really is
live, & it gives an important voice & role to the audience.
not all platforms have a chat, & i don't know whether others like second
life & visitors studio have the capacity to record the chat (?) but
where it is used it's a vital part of the whole.
h : )
On 26/02/12 1:39 PM, Annie Abrahams wrote:
>
> When in 2006 I organised my first webperformances with panoplie.org we
> decided not to archive the performance itself (the participating artists
> could do that on their own if they wished) but instead to keep archives of
> the chats during the performances - these chats being a second layer of
> performance that witnessed at least as much of what had been happening as
> the performance video.
>
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