Hi Spectre
I am writing with final details of online discussions in Second Life
starting tomorrow, which were announced in early March, before we go
'unplugged' at the festival.
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Futuresonic Conference in Second Life
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Announcing online discussions in Second Life each Thursday during April.
http://www.futuresonic.com/08/secondlife
Pre-conference taster events exploring the conference theme Social
Futures: Online, Mobile and Unplugged Social Networking. Open to
anyone to take part.
Digital culture burns bright with a vision of being not in isolation
but in groups, placing the relations between people first. Beyond the
hype lies ever greater isolation and conformity. Join us as we go in
search of the social.
A chance to meet other conference participants and explore the
conference themes online before social networking goes 'unplugged'.
Futuresonic 2008 will 'unplug' social networking in order to take the
new social spaces apart, see how they work, and put them together in
new ways.
Futuresonic Online Meets
SYLGRUT Centre, Second Life
Thurs 3rd April, 6pm GMT
Thurs 10th April, 6pm GMT
Thurs 17th April, 10am GMT
Thurs 24th April, 6pm GMT
The first one will be an introduction to the core themes of the
conference, and then the others will address more specific issues
within the conference as well as linked to the Social Networking
Unplugged art exhibition.
Can all visitors to the discussion please use open chat rather than
voice or instant messaging in order for us log the discussions and
debates for our archive.
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For those of you who already have an avatar and some experience in
Second Life you can find the Futuresonic discussion by teleporting to
the SYLGRUT Centre (Capel: 40, 6, 21) or taking the following SLurl
link...
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Capel/40/6/21/?img=http%3A//
creativetechnology.salford.ac.uk/paulsermon/sylgrut/
fspage.jpg&title=Futuresonic%202008%20at%20The%20SYLGRUT%20Centre
If you are new to Second Life there a re a number of simple steps
that need to be taken in order to set yourselves up and enter the
Futuresonic discussion at the SYLGRUT Centre...
1. Firstly you will need to download and install the latest version
of Second Life from http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php
2. Then you will need to register an avatar at https://secure-
web10.secondlife.com/join/
3. You can now open Second Life, enter your avatar name and password
and make your first visit. Second Life will automatically provide
first time users with a tutorial dialogue which is very useful, but
if you prefer to go directly to the SYLGRUT Centre and find the
Futuresonic exhibition and discussion you can open the following
SLurl web page and click on the "teleport now" link.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Capel/40/6/21/?img=http%3A//
creativetechnology.salford.ac.uk/paulsermon/sylgrut/
fspage.jpg&title=Futuresonic%202008%20at%20The%20SYLGRUT%20Centre
If you require any further information there are clear instructions
and support pages on the Second Life web site...
http://secondlife.com/
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Futuresonic Conference 2008: The Social Technologies Summit
Thur 1 May & Fri 2 May with supporting events 30 Apr & 3 May
Contact Theatre, Manchester
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Futuresonic 2008
Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas
1 - 5 May Bank Holiday
Manchester, UK
http://www.futuresonic.com
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Futuresonic is presented by FutureEverything CIC, an Arts Council
England North West RFO (Regularly Funded Organisation)
The Futuresonic Conference is supported by Arts Council England,
Manchester City Council, Lancaster University, ImaginationLancaster,
Institute of Advanced Studies, Contact, Lone Wolf, Art Attack.
Partners include Manchester Digital Development Agency, Cultural
Industries Development Service, Manchester Digital.
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