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Harvey, T. S. (2014). Virtual worlds: An ethnomusicological perspective. In M. Grimshaw (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Virtuality (pp. 378–391). New York: Oxford University Press. Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard (1/18/14, 1:05 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Chapter DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199826162.013.037 ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9780199826162 BibTeX citation key: Harvey2014 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: Interactive Music Keywords: Ethnography, Virtual environment Creators: Grimshaw, Harvey Publisher: Oxford University Press (New York) Collection: The Oxford Handbook of Virtuality |
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"This chapter investigates the coconstruction of musical identities among audiences and performers in the virtual world of Second Life. Within this digital environment, musicians, rendered as digitally constructed avatars, perform “live” concerts in front of audience members, each represented by their own avatar. Through an ethnographic account of live music performances in Second Life, including interviews with musicians and audience members, this chapter will explore the layered identities of Second Life participants as they socially construct their digital avatar personas within the virtual world. Musical personas of Second Life participants, like real-world identities, are constantly in flux and incomplete, and are constructed in the process of musical performances. Musical avatars, both of musicians and audiences, are thus complex intersubjective and intrasubjective mediators of the meaningful sociomusical experiences that draw participation into virtual worlds."
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