VIRTUAL LIVE The Internet as Author, Venue, and Performer Location One, New York January 19th, 2002 Above is a screen shot of VIRTUAL LIVE, collaged to show two different phases of the event: On the left, the second of two streaming videos of live performances taking place at Location One. On the right, the start of a live textual improvisation by the Plaintext Players in the Location One chat room. about Virtual Live behind Virtual Live

VIRTUAL LIVE ARCHIVE "Repubocracy" live gallery performance/streaming video Note: The video environment for this piece is constructed from still images taken from the Empire State Building webcam, pointed south towards the World Trade Center recovery site in late 2001. "Rome in Crisis" live online text improvisation "Discussion" open online discussion of the nature of online performance "Inaugural Address" live gallery performance/streaming video Note: The video environment for this piece is constructed from video footage of the 2000 presidential campaign and conventions. The text is a reworking of George W. Bush's inaugural address that owes something to the use of Internet translation software.