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Title:

Virtual Scandals and Sacrilege: Who's grieFing Now?

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Organizer:
Heitor Alvelos , University of Porto, Portugal
Description:
This panel focuses on transgression, sacrilege and scandal in virtual and immersive environments, from the use of Manchester Cathedral in Playstation's" Resistance" to the "feces-spewing obscenity" attack on John Edwards' Second Life HQ. We will look at derisive and aggressive subversions of corporate/religious/political/institutional content, often blending with and surpassing their "official" counterparts.
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Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Content, Philosophical
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Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2008
Carlos Guedes
on 15/9/07
Very interesting idea, especially if you analyze the impact of these subversions as compared to their real-life counterparts. Good luck!
Holiday Villas
on 28/7/09
It is amazing what you can come up with when you start a bit of deep thinking. Keep it going.
La Zagaleta property
on 28/8/09
This is a really hot topic at the moment, I live close to manchester cathedral and the fuss it caused was immense.
Blu-ray Video Converter
on 21/11/09
What's in the world?
sünger bob oyunları
on 30/11/09
I live close to manchester cathedral and the fuss it caused was immense.
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