Activism Machinima
With all of the sorry and sad nonsense out there about “the terrorists”, who “can use and may already be using” v-worlds, I’ve never seen the slightest evidence. What I have seen quite a bit of, however, is v-worlds being used for activist causes. This cute little machinima recently arrived in my inbox, along with the accompanying text.
March 2, 2008: Thanks to the genetic fusion of a DV camera and egg timer, Future News Network, the yet-to-be merger of Newscorp, Time-Warner, the Berlusconi group, the Picayune Times and the cryogenised body of Rush Limbaugh, is bringing back to your present news from the future that you’re evidently looking forward to.
Traveling back in time to the year 2008 - a live video report from one of the newest competitions at the Beijing Olympics — the Dissident Run For Your Life 100 Yard Dash, with much more Technicolor than Leni Riefenstahl’s 1936 fair and balanced reporting could ever hope for.The SubRealism Action Group
http://www.subrealism.org/beijing
I’m neither against nor endorse. What I will say is this: activism in v-worlds has been huge for quite some time. Terrorism? It’s questionable that it even exists*. And yet, which does old media pay more attention to?
Schisms like this make me wonder what’s wrong with the media these days. Time to tune in to reality guys.
*Note: Griefing isn’t terrorism, it’s vandalism. Let’s not get hysterical here.
