Shang-pool, Picnic in Arcadia (Urban Picnic)

Sermon, P; Gould, CE

Abstract

The Shang-pool project, conceived and co-ordinated by Peter Appleton of Liverpool John Moores University, began with a live event in which Stanley Park, Liverpool, became the setting for a virtual meeting place, enabling people from Liverpool and Shanghai to mingle, talk and play together amid the imagined landscapes of Second Life.

The park was one of three virtual experiences available at the Bluecoat that day. Visitors were also treated to the Urban Picnic, an amazing, live video link which brought them face-to-face, side-by-side with staff and students from Shanghai University. Paul Sermon and Charlotte Gould from the University of Salford, the creators of this extremely popular interactive telepresence installation, were themselves present in Shanghai to oversee the successful implementation of this complex and engaging piece

Citation

Sermon, P., & Gould, C. Shang-pool, Picnic in Arcadia (Urban Picnic). [Interactive videoconference installation]. 23 October 2010. (Unpublished)

• Exhibition Performance Type: Exhibition
• Start Date: Oct 23, 2010
• Deposit Date: Oct 29, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 29, 2010
• Related Public URLs: http://biennial.com/articles/event/ShangPool_Arcadia__Picnic_in_Arcadia/558/1041.aspx; http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/events/view/events/890; http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/10/23/shang-pool-and-young-tate-are-in-the-bluecoat-bed-in-this-weekend-100252-27528121/; http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/1251; http://www.shang-pool.com/
• Additional Information: Number of Pieces : 1; Funders : University of Shanghai;Liverpool John Moores University;Media Arts Network (ma-net);University of Salford; Projects : Shang-pool, Picnic in Arcadia (Urban Picnic)