This was a very organized presentation, which made it easy to follow. Your idea to structure it as the recreation of the research experience itself was original and clearly demonstrated the amount of time and perseverance it required. In fact, using this format raised the question as to why it was so difficult to locate these scenes of the machinima world – should we conclude that maybe it is still a burgeoning area of practice in arts and education? Or, should we wonder if those who are using machinima in these domains are not yet effective at promoting their use of it? Or, is this merely the trajectory of SL research for a newbie becoming a veteran user who now rents property and furnishes her home with projections of Wong Kar Wai film stills?
You clearly announced that this is a work-in-progress, so it is likely you were simply documenting your progress to-date. If, when you’ve gotten further in your work and are ready to present at Irvine (if our proposal gets accepted), in your presentation you trace for us your research experience, it will be necessary to ‘justify’ it. But, I assume, you probably won’t structure it that way, as you’ll have more to tell us about how machinima is being used, how you are using it, and the impacts these uses are having in the arts and education. You’ve already got some great contacts and examples of the kinds of work being done and it seems like you are interested in using it yourself. Maybe in your next version of this presentation you’ll include your own experiments with machinima for promotional or other purposes.
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Bianca - First and foremost, congrats on being selected for the Virtual Worlds conference!!! I enjoyed you presenation a lot and wanted to give you support.
I remember having a wonderful conversation with you shortly before your presentation about your research methods and you had explained to me that you didn't think it would be that theoretical. I could relate because my topic didn't really feel it needed to be so theoretical either. However, I think that it made your presentation more realistic and seemed to highlight the challenges that come with doing new and experiemental research. As a result, I think your approach was more autobiographical as opposed to preachy and I think it was the right approach at this stage in the game. I'm sure that by the time the Virtual Worlds conference happens it will be fully grounded in more of your own process of creating machinima and promoting it... But I think right now since SL is still in its rudimenatary stages in regards to particular fields of study it was a great idea for you to include your research methods during your presentation. I also enjoyed the video compilation you made of your journey of finding machinima, academia and art in SL and that you included others from the class in that experience.
Best Wishes,
Will
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