no matter digital labor v1

Second LifeSecond Life (SL) is an Internet-based virtual world developed by Linden Labs, a privately-held company in San Francisco. People all over the world can log in with a 3D character called an avatar and socialize with other residents.

Second LifeSecond Life (SL) is an Internet-based virtual world developed by Linden Labs, a privately-held company in San Francisco. People all over the world can log in with a 3D character called an avatar and socialize with other residents.

Second LifeSecond Life (SL) is an Internet-based virtual world developed by Linden Labs, a privately-held company in San Francisco. People all over the world can log in with a 3D character called an avatar and socialize with other residents.

Second LifeSecond Life (SL) is an Internet-based virtual world developed by Linden Labs, a privately-held company in San Francisco. People all over the world can log in with a 3D character called an avatar and socialize with other residents.

Second LifeYou navigate your avatar through 3D spaces. These are all user-generated content, ranging from the natural to the industrial to condos to abstract architecture and many others.

Second LifeSecond Life has its own currency called the Linden Dollar (a.k.a. Lindens) This is a free-floating currency. Current exchange rate is 275L for $1.

No Matter (2008)By Scott Kildall and Victoria Scott

Mixed Realities Award, Commissioned by Turbulence.orgwww.nomatter.org

No MatterWhat is an Imaginary Object?

- An object that exists in our minds but has never physically been built.

No MatterImaginary Objects have been disseminated as

entertainment by mass mediums in the West over the

last 555 years.

Gutenberg Press

Magic Lantern

We began this project in Second Life because:

- It is a not a game

- It is a environment entirely of user-generated content — a space where freelance builders can build whatever they want.

- We wanted to directly understand how this freelance labor market operates in Second Life

Working as an Artist/Builder/DesignerVariable Scale : from L$500 to L$10,000.00/hour, (or $1.87 to $37.42 USD)

Selling fashion and skins Variable Scale: from L$150 to L$10,000.00 per object, ($0.56 to $37.42 USD)

Selling Pre-fab Structures Variable Scale: from L$800.00 to L$20,000.00 per object, ($3.00 to $37.42 USD)

More Objects

The Irrational Producer in Second Life

Most people don’t want to transfer their real-life money into Second Life

The Second Life economy is set up so that money can flow from RL<-->SL.

But a primary ethos of SL is to make money exclusively in SL, contributing to a devalued SL economy.

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Missing Link

Avatar Name: Elie Giula

Cost for build: (L$) 2500 (USD)

$9.31

How long did it take?: 6 hours

Hourly Wage (USD): $1.55

Location: Undisclosed

Real Life Occupation: Artist

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Portable Hole

Avatar Name: Aeon Seiling

Cost for build: (L$) 2000 (USD) $7.45

How long did it take?: 8 hours

Hourly Wage (USD): $0.93

Location: Kyoto, Japan

Real Life Occupation: Architectural

Engineer

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Schrödinger’s Cat

Avatar Name: Blue Tsuki

Cost for build: (L$) 3000 (USD) $11.18

How long did it take?: 25 hours

Hourly Wage (USD): $0.45

Location: Seattle, WA, USA

Real Life Occupation:

Artist/Designer/Animator

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Trojan Horse

Avatar Name: Monn Laval

Cost for build: (L$) 4000 (USD) $14.90

How long did it take?: 25 hours

Hourly Wage (USD): $0.60

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Real Life Occupation: Student

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Icarus’s Wings

Avatar Name: Ales AllenCost for build: (L$) 1500 (USD) $5.59How long did it take?: 45 hoursHourly Wage (USD): $0.12Location: Krsko, Slovenija, EuropeReal Life Occupation: Designer of industrial robots

Why are people building objects in SL when they don’t make any significant money?

• SL life is not integrated with their RL.

• Reinvention of your reputation, regardless of age, class or nationality.

• Participating in this economy is an experiment and not really labor even though 3D modeling is a high-paying job in RL.

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