How to Create your Virtual Sweatshop

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Sometimes you find Machinima too good to ignore. This is one of them.

Credits: “Invisible Threads” | 10 Simple Steps to your very own Virtual Sweatshop with Telematic Manufacturing | Original Concept by Jeff Crouse & Stephanie Rothenberg | Video Directed by Annie Ok, Jeff Crouse & Stephanie Rothenberg | Machinima by Annie Ok | Live Footage by Stephanie Rothenberg & Broken Branchez Productions | Invisible Threads installation at New Frontier on Main at Sundance ‘08 | Invisble Threads was made possible by the kind support of Eyebeam & Sundance | Large Format Printer provided courtesy of Hewlett Packard | Song by Kraftwerk | Second Life® and Linden Labs® are trademark of Linden Research, Inc®. Invisible Threads is not affiliated with or sponsored by Linden Research®.

Source: http://www.annieok.com/OtherProjects/InvisibleThreads

UPDATE:To complement the exhibition “Synthetic Times: Media Art China 2008,” a Beijing Olympics Cultural project opening at the National Art Museum of China in June 2008, media art pundits debate imminent topical issues revolving around the exhibition themes: Beyond Body; Emotive Digital; The Recombinant Reality; and Here, There and Everywhere. With an introduction by Zhang Ga, artistic director and curator. The evening event kicks off a pre-exhibition symposium (April 15) held at Parsons, the New School for Design, and EYEBEAM, in conjunction with the National Art Museum of China.

More details over on Mediartchina.org

Posted on: April 11, 2008 | Share on: Digg del.icio.us Technorati Facebook

  1. Dave ElchonessNo Gravatar said on April 11th

    Great video. When Double Happiness hit the news, I commented on the danger of this scenario and that real world laws would apply to these working relationships at among other places Business Communicators of Second Life. http://tiny.cc/dCLST. Unfortunately, I have little doubt that the practice of ‘employing’ avatars for less than the prevailing minimum wage and without regard to existing laws will continue until the inevitable Avatar-Workers Rights lawsuit is filed and won.

  2. Rick van der WalNo Gravatar said on April 11th

    I think the link is broken Dave :) The video raises valid questions indeed, an excellent teaser for the events/exhibitions following on april the 15th as updated in the post.

  3. Dave ElchonessNo Gravatar said on April 11th

    Here’s the link. http://tiny.cc/dCLST

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