Interesting point Helen. I wonder if the resonance of an event is in direct proportion to the ability to sustain a conversation by whatever means necessary or available?
Caroline
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:31:18 +0100
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> Subject: Re: [NEW-MEDIA-CURATING] liveness of the chat
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> 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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