tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623278472950589976.post7219732474039648458..comments2023-10-29T02:31:28.962-05:00Comments on Virtual Outworlding: 2013 PROMO: Do we really need a Second Life Calendar now?Selby Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14442341157588092277noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623278472950589976.post-68861839054404646832011-04-27T11:10:04.075-05:002011-04-27T11:10:04.075-05:00Yes, Eva, and the post makes a definiton mistake b...Yes, Eva, and the post makes a definiton mistake because an SL event is not necesseraly a "live music perfomance". SL events can be much more diverse. An event can be a chariot race in ancient Rome; or a cherry blossom geisha show in Hosoi Mura; or a grand historical ball at the opening of the virtual Versailles, not to speak of sport or combat tournaments.<br /><br />Most of these events cannot be imagined without active inworld audience participation (most explicit example is a ball - or a tournament).<br /><br />I attend these events not only for the pure performance, but also for the live contact: to comment the event in chat, to encourage the racers, to praise the geishas, to flirt and dance with the other dancers of the ball... So why would I choose a YouTube LiveStream instead?<br /><br />It sounds very progressive: "think outside the box". Okay, I try, but where's an avatar outside the box to dance with?Herahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991903032423801373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-623278472950589976.post-81662254511557363782011-04-27T01:17:04.204-05:002011-04-27T01:17:04.204-05:00I have to disagree on this. In the strongest terms...I have to disagree on this. In the strongest terms.<br /><br />I love the video element, as you know, but the connection happens when the audience and the performer can "see" each other - at the event - as it's going on. How can I know who's there if I can't see the audience? How can I acknowledge the people attending the show? How can the people attending shows really feel like they're taking part in the event rather than just watching it from afar? If I want to see bluegrass music, I can see as much as I want any time of day or night. But I come to places like SL because I want more than the music. I want the connection. I don't think audiences are indifferent to that. I think they care. A lot.<br /><br />SL needs an event calendar more than ever.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934876379413665919noreply@blogger.com