Project SLARiPS: An investigation of mediated mixed reality

Abstract

The paper will address social online engagement in 3D environments, particularly Second Life through the SLARiPS (Second Life Augmented Reality in Physical Space) Project. The research aims to explore ideologies of post human existence, particularly notions of identity and the authorship of created content in 3D online platforms and how such processes deterritorialise the body through transforming screens into hypersurfaces. The research aims to develop a body of work that explores the boundaries of mixed reality interaction and through direct participatory action based research, analyse the cultural significance of the outcomes.