CHArt Computers and the History of Art CHArt 2000 Conference Paper Abstracts

VISUAL CULTURE AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM

John Wyver,
Illuminations Television/ Birkbeck College

"You are there": Inhabited Television and the Perils of Pompeii

Inhabited Television combines 3D collaborative virtual environments with the linear forms of broadcast media. "The combination of participation and narrative", John Wyver argues "offers unique opportunities for creating experiences of presence with many applications in cultural contexts." Here he outlines the lessons from five years research into Inhabited Television including the recent participatory drama "Avatar Farm" He also introduces plans for the latest inhabited television project - "2nd Pompeii", just before the eruption of Vesuvius.