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March 3, 2007
Friday Machinima: Spartan Edition
This week's Friday Machinima picks up on the ideas we've been talking about in the CyberCultural Studies class about the tensions between only observing and actively participating in online communities.
There's been a lot written about online spaces and online games, but not much of this high-level discourse has been done inside these spaces. This Spartan Life changes that. It's a talk show that features various famous digital theorists, artists, and game designers, and it's recorded entirely within the virtual world of multiplayer online Halo. (Click this link or the image below to go to episode 1 of This Spartan Life.)
Damian Lacedaemion, DJ Octobit, and the Solid Gold Elite Dancers are your guides to some of the smartest talk around about "the finer aspects of life, music, art, sex, movies and yes, even games." And it's all dipped and fried in a golden batter of Halo goodness. Frag-tastic!
There are four episodes so far, but I'm linking you to the first one to get a better feeling for the project. The other episodes are here.
(X-posted to Lives Online)
Posted by reparent at March 3, 2007 4:33 PM