Avatara: the movie
December 30, 2008 12:44 AM   Subscribe

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.
posted by Rumple (4 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
You're my new hero.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:21 AM on December 30, 2008


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!).
posted by rmmcclay at 4:45 AM on December 30, 2008


This is really fascinating on a number of levels, not least psychologically and the beginnings of cyber anthropology. Cyberpology?
posted by nickyskye at 8:48 AM on December 30, 2008


Cyber Ethnography: Anthropology 498c at Concordia University of Montreal. (lots of links in that page)
posted by Rumple at 10:19 AM on December 30, 2008 [1 favorite]


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