This isn’t Real Life
August 29, 2007 by Q
I’m pretty good at community projects. In RL, I mean. A lot of my time outworld is used for working on collaboration and implementation of community projects for public outreach, professional development, online conferences and membership groups, interactivity planning and facilitation, integration of live programming, marketing strategies - you know how it goes. But it doesn’t work in SL.
Why doesn’t it work?
Because I was still thinking in RL terms. Tapping into a network, whipping up a publicity campaign, establishing a venue to showcase the work of the passionate Australian artists, crafters and designers whose brilliance was all around me. Alas. Only three people put their hand up at the chance to display their creations to a larger audience despite my efforts and the interest of RL media.
There are no boundaries in here. You don’t need a Gallery, a Musée or a publicity person.
No matter, I have a lovely building, even if it doesn’t shine with the visual and conceptual gems of the professional and accomplished Australian SL artists.
