Museum of Science, Boston

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Cahners Theater
With Wagner James Au, embedded journalist in Second Life; Pathfinder Linden, community manager for Linden Lab; John (Craig) Freeman, artist in Second Life; moderated by Eric Gordon, assistant professor of new media, Emerson College. This presentation is part of the ongoing series When Science Meets Art.

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Called "the biggest digital art installation in the world" by Warren Ellis, Second Life is a highly imaginative, online, 3-D rendered environment populated with avatars (graphic representations of people). In Second Life, you can teleport, fly, live in a house, go to clubs, take classes, make and view art, or just "hang out." Spanning more than 42,000 acres in real-world scale — larger than metropolitan Boston— Second Life is second home to over 2 million "residents," many of whom collaboratively create its content. It is a place where real business is conducted with virtual dollars that can be exchanged for real-world currency.

Join us during the Boston Cyberarts Festival for a discussion about the creative, social and economic implications of Second Life. Book signing to follow.

This event is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute. Seating is limited. Free seating tickets are available to the general public in the Museum lobby beginning at 5:45 p.m. the evening of the program. First come, first served.

Museum members may reserve a limited number of free seating tickets in advance. Ticket availability is limited to the number of Exhibit Halls admissions permitted with your membership card. For member reservations, call between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 .pm. Monday and Tuesday during the week of the lecture only: 617-589-3169.

Fee: Free

When Science Meets Art examines the mysterious symbiosis of science, technology, and art through the ingenuity of those shattering the boundaries.

Produced in partnership with Emerson College and Turbulence.org's "OurFloatingPoints 4: Participatory Media" series.