The Gate (or Hole in Space, Reloaded) – 2007
THE GATE (or Hole in Space, Reloaded)
The Gate is an installation connecting real life and Second Life, a junction point, a door between two worlds and two representation spaces. Basically, it is a simple window between both worlds where real users and SL users see each other and can meet. A view of the SL Gate is permanently projected in the real life venue; when an avatar comes in front of The Gate, it is visible in the public space; when one arrives physically in front of the door in the public space, he/she can interact with the SL user currently in front.
Installation connecting real life and Second Life
Authors: Yannick Antoine, Yves Bernard (BE)
Curatorial Assistance: Domenico Quaranta (IT), Sugar Seville (SL)
Opening Performance: Second Front
iMAL Center for Digital Cultures and Technology, Brussels; Odyssey Contemporary Art and Performance, Second Life (Odyssey 122/45/25)
04/10/07 – 07/10/07
Official Website – http://www.imal.org/iMAL_opening/mac/index_en.html
Images:
- My Flickr set (with photos by me, Gazira Babeli and Sascha Pohflepp)
- Alexia Cournoyer’s Flickr Set
Videos:
- Video by Second Front (on Google Video)
Reviews:
Osprey, “Second Front at The Gate“, in Second Life Art News, October 5, 2007.
Marshall Sponder, “The Gate – merging Second Life with Real Life“, in WebMetricsGuru, September 30, 2007.
Sascha Pohflepp, “iMAL opening“, in we-make-money-not-art, October 8, 2007.
Astrid Girardeau, “iMAL, du numérique au coeur de Bruxelles“, in écrans, October 4, 2007.
Domenico Quaranta, “Open considerations on The Gate. Part 1“, in Digimag 29, November 07.
Domenico Quaranta, “Open considerations on The Gate. Part 2“, in Digimag 30, December 07.
