The interposing of technology over the arts over geo-spatial locations: a community literally and simply of the mind and video.
Back in the 80s, I was a deacon at my church and we had a day-long "getaway" planning meeting to plot the short and mid term direction of the church. At the time, I was at DEC and was used to the online community there (rather unique, at that time, spanning a world-wide set of folks using tools like VTX, VAXNotes, and email – a precursor to what is now the Internet). I said at the time the the "Church" would go electronic and virtual, as some of the relationships I had were as tight as some in the real world. The others of my age pondered that for a moment, and agreed. Those in their late 50’s and 60s looked at me as if I was some wild-eyed, wild-haired nutcase – "how could that be??" was the reaction.
Now we know better – as it is here and virtually ubiquitous. And when I saw this on Cafe Hayek, I saw that in another way, that virtual community of which I could not convince the real elders of that physical community, could actually exist and collaborate.
I tracked down the full video: after the jump. I also include after the jump the next project that Eric Whitacre alluded to at the end of the video above.
Full version of "Lux Aurumque"
Full video of the 2,000 voice strong virtual choir "Sleep"
