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This paper discusses the 'Spectactor' Project, a collaboration between STAR (Science Technology Art Research, University of Plymouth) DA2 (Digital Arts Development Agency), and the Barbican Theatre. The 'holding form' for the Spectactor project is Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, which provides the rich structure of a pilgrimage, which incorporates an i...
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... projected body exists (whether in avatar or video form) within a fractured space-time structure, which relies on the memories of the other participants and the spaces being occupied and previous interactions. When this model of interaction is layered onto the globe (Figure 1), and is consequently distributed across several time zones, the problems created by asynchronous activity increase dramatically. ...
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