there is definitely research on this, or at least on similar things. i remember something about one avatar in second life consuming the same amount of energy resources as one person living in brasil - did that come thru this list?
& as well as the actual use of the computer, the hardware obsolesence issue is maybe even greater ... the energy & resources used to create computers etc that are upgraded every couple of years ... Simon Biggs wrote: > I like sailing and it is reasonably green. It is a lot more fun than > flying. > > As for flying, I am a sinner. I have cut down a lot, more for the sake > of my own health rather than the planet’s, so I don’t fly every week > or two anymore. But I still fly about once a month, with two or three > long-hauls a year. What can I do? Stop showing art? Shift my practice > from installation to online work only – to some extent I have done > that already? Quit all my responsibilities that require me to be > physically present somewhere else? > > What is the carbon footprint of using Skype? Massive server-farms > probably have footprints similar to airports. Has anyone done a > comparative analysis on this? > > Regards > > Simon > > Simon Biggs > Research Professor > edinburgh college of art > s.bi...@eca.ac.uk > www.eca.ac.uk > www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ > > si...@littlepig.org.uk > www.littlepig.org.uk > AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk > -- ____________________________________________________________ helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst he...@creative-catalyst.com http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
