Comments on: Avatara: the movie

Avatara: the movie

Rumple — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:44:44 -0800

Avatara is a 2003 ethnographic film (72 minutes) that takes place entirely in "Cyberia", specifically in the Digitalspace Traveler virtual world (previously), which dates back to 1996. Interview with the filmmaker. Review of the film. via

Also see: Archive.org's "Archiving Virtual Worlds" index.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:21:48 -0800

You're my new hero.

By: rmmcclay

rmmcclay — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:45:07 -0800

Thanks Rumple! Great find. As a long-time player in Second Life I wasn't that surprised to find the impressions, experiences and comments given by the participants of this film to be so similar to what I've heard and experienced myself in SL. Admittedly, things have come a long way in terms of what one can do in a virtual world since the movie was made. Especially in Second Life (a world that many easily dismiss with comments like: Get a first life!).

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:48:43 -0800

This is really fascinating on a number of levels, not least psychologically and the beginnings of cyber anthropology. Cyberpology?

By: Rumple

Rumple — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:19:51 -0800

Cyber Ethnography: Anthropology 498c at Concordia University of Montreal. (lots of links in that page)