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== From wikipedia ==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life
* "The Second Life Terms of Service ensure that users retain copyright for any content they create"
* on average, 38,000 residents were logged in at any particular moment. The maximum concurrency (number of avatars inworld) recorded is 88,200 in the 1st qtr. 2009
* During a 2001 meeting with investors, Rosedale noticed that the participants were particularly responsive to the collaborative, creative potential of Second Life. As a result, the initial objective driven, gaming focus of Second Life was shifted to a more user created, community driven experience.[11][12]


== From experience/ exploration ==

* concept of "live music" events
** what are the motivations for the performer and for the audience?

* concept of user-driven/-generated environment

* no predefined objectives


== Related topics ==

* Terra Nova: http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/
** blog about virtual worlds (esp. SL & WoW)

* talker: consider a music analogue

* MUDs (multi-user dungeon)
** "Life on the Screen" by Sherry Turkle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Screen
*** focuses on how the boundary between humans and machines has evolved to become extremely vague
*** also noticed that people now began to talk to machines freely without much embarrassment
*** argues that misrepresenting oneself in a MUD may have the benefit of being therapeutic

* Cyberformance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberformance
** UpStage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UpStage
** --> cyber theatre performance

* Richard Bartle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bartle
** Bartle did research on player personality types in massively-multiplayer online games. In Bartle's analysis, players of massively multiplayer online games can be divided into four types: achievers, explorers, socializers and killers.[3] This idea has been adapted into a popular online test generally referred to as the Bartle Test.[4] The test is very popular and scores are often exchanged on MMORPG forums and networking sites.[5]

* Writing circle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_circles
** analogues to music-writing?