Saturday, September 6, 2008

Vitual Explorations of Mundane Practices


Located in Tucson, AZ at the time of practice, Vichama (Margaret Brown Vega) and JiskaMalki (a transgendered representation of Nathan Craig), the Blog's creators explore the South Korean created virtual world of Shaiya.

Vichama and JiskaMalki participate in the virtual trans-national global market as they exchange weapons with Realgraham, a character who was playing from Mexico.

As they wait to receive their reward for defending the imagined community of the Vail during a player vs. player special event, Vichama and JiskaMalki experience bureaucracy and the mundane materialize in the virtual landscape of Shaiya. Waiting in line again...

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