March 18, 7pm SLT
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Seventh%20Eye/135/14/35

Ars Virtua presents an emerging artists exhibition in collaboration with the ICAM program at the University of California San Diego.

"need"

The idea of a separate set of needs for ones Second Life is both absurd and tantalizing. Abraham Maslow provides an interesting heirarchy that other than a few basic differences lays over the synthetic world very nicely, however avatars are not people and as such do not have the same needs.

The Virtual Environments class at UCSD takes a look at the difference and similarity in this space, this borderland between avatar and human and reflects on different aspects of need for both.

The exhibit runs the gamut from a reflection on need in classic video games to several views on identity and a left handed look at our surveillence society.

Projects also tackle loftier more abstract subjects such as the positioning of governance and faith in the synthetic realm.

Join us at 7pm SLT in http://slurl.com/secondlife/Seventh%20Eye/135/14/35 there will be a scheduled "end of life" performance at 7:30, and musical accompanyment throughout the night.

We have a limited amount of "Free Parking" available on a first come first served basis and the unusual snackbar included.

Ars Virtua is sponsored by the CADRE Laboratory for New Media.