Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Virtual Lens of Exposure: Color Images from Second Bodies (2009)

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Figure 1. Second Bodies (Sandra Danilovic 2009) still image of Inspire SpacePark sim inside Second Life.
















Figure 2. Second Bodies (2009): Images on left are VR (virtual reality); images on right are RL ("real-life").


Figure 3. Online/offline identities: Second Bodies (2009) stills of documentary subject Annette Smith in real-life (left), and her avatar (right) in Second Life.


Figure 4. Filmmaker-subject’s avatar in Second Bodies (2009): representation of a fragmented self-image.


Figure 5. Second Bodies (2009) footage of filmmaker's avatar committing virtual suicide in Second Life.


Figure 6. Second Bodies (2009) stills of Michele Gardner’s avatar romancing her real life ex-boyfriend’s avatar in Second Life. 


Figure 7. Second Bodies (2009) stills. Color can be an aesthetic consideration when filming Machinima.