doing art in virtual worlds

why should you do this?

first off all, let me say that i see a virtual world like second life as nothing more than another tool to do art - like a pencil. what brings your art to quality is your personal thoughts, intuition and skills - thats the same here. for some of you artists this may be an interesting tool for others not.

here are some advantages and disadvantages.

plus

- if your art is about ideas, why don't formalize them in a virtual expression?

- because of the immersive aspect you and your visitors fell like really being there. It's hard to describe and can not communicated by video. So please check it out.

- it is possible to set up a special atmosphere in a space, even if you dont like the specific esthetic of virtual worlds too much (like me)

- interaction can be a big plus for your art idea

- if you are working with 'concepts', 'performance', 'communities', 'movie', ... it could make things easier for you

- create rooms, environments, sculptures with low cost (if we don't count working time)

- you can combine real life work with virtual work

- the process from the idea to trials, the work itself and its spreading is very fast

- you will find an audience of smart people. there is a art scene of artists and art lovers every day

- because second live is made for everybody, it isn't too hard to get the skills

minus

- if your art need haptic materials and physical presence

- if you dont like the specific esthetic of virtual worlds and this is very important to you

- if you don't like to sit in front of a computer for hours and don't like to get computer skills

- hard to sell a virtual work for a real income

please contact me - tell me what you are thinking