HUMlabVirtual Worlds:

Learning and Research

N00sphere Playground by Sachiko Hayashi (2007-2008)

• Consider three cognate terms: archive – architecture – archaeology. • The prefix arche (found in archive and architecture and archaeology) is

Greek for beginning, origin, foundation, source, first principle, central location and origin of power, authority, sovereignty. It represents a starting point or founding act in both an ontological sense ("this is whence it began") and a nomological sense ("this is whence it derives its authority"). Archives are all about narratives of origin, identity and belonging, and the politics of ownership, organization, access and use.

• Archive 1.0 — bureaucracy in the early state – temple and palace archives – inscription as an instrument of management.

• Archive 2.0 — mechanization and digitization of archival databases, with an aim of fast, easy and open access based upon efficient dendritic classification and retrieval, associated also with statistical analysis performed upon the data.

• Archive 3.0 — new prosthetic architectures for the production and sharing of archival resources – the animated archive.

• What is involved in bringing archives alive? What are signs of this shift? • Remix, rich engagement, co-creative regeneration.

From “Archive and Memory in Virtual Worlds” by Michael Shanks

•Architecture

•Agency

•Actors

Places

In Virtual Spaces

http://yoshikaze.blogspot.com/

Walking, not running, and getting nowhere (exploration #1)

Garrett Lynch

Visualization of Archeological Data in Virtual Environments

Identity

Pinocchio Goes to Church: The religious life of avatars

“The aim of the project is to analyze the motivation of avatars and their drivers (participants as well as entrepreneurs), assuming that both groups are seeking experiences of holiness, with an added motivation among entrepreneurs from positive evaluation by other avatars.” - Jørgen Straarup and Stefan Gelfgren

Performance and Simulation

http://blog.humlab.umu.se/?p=3398

Museum Studies

Student’s work is presented in a group seminar

Vernissage of Student Work

Mixed Reality

Real Time

Machinima for LeaningMachinima is the creation of films using 3D graphics software such as virtual worlds and computer games. Machinima can embody rhetorical and critical practices as well as design, composition, writing and postproduction skills.

Culture Analysis (2009-Present)A term-long course for media and culture students. The project involved three groups each making a machinima film using Second Life. Fieldwork was conducted in Second Life concerning the theory component of the course, and then a film was made with a narrative concerning the same topics. The results of the student’s work can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/imoviehumlab

The Language House

•Spanish•Finnish•North Sami

•Real time•Context driven•Over distance•Collaborative•Interactive

Pharmacy Simulations

http://www.upc.umu.se/om-upc/projekt/kommunikationstraning-i-virtuella-apotek/

Thank You

Jim.barrett@humlab.umu.se