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This is the documentation website for Second-Life and the Future of Music Industry, a series of student research works at Temple University, Japan Campus, culminating in an exhibition at Design Festa Gallery, in Tokyo, Japan held on April 10th-12th, 2009.

The music industry is in crisis - you've heard the news. But in the virtual world of Second-Life, an alternative music economy is emerging. Already, real musicians are making a living by playing exclusively in Second-Life, and music labels and clubs of a new kind are created every week. We have spent months researching the new musical trends in Second-Life, and we're bringing them to you in the form of snapshots, sounds, videos, interviews and more. Come discover what music could become in the next 10 years.

SITE CONTENTS

  • [HOME] will bring you back to this page
  • [PROJECTS] shows what we did: each student project documents one aspect of music in SL - and there are 13 of them.
  • [PARTICIPANTS] gives a short biography of each of the participants in the study - students as well as the external consultants we brought in.
  • [EXHIBITION] documents the exhibition we put up at the end of the project, with videos and pictures.
  • [WRITINGS] provides access to various publications written as part of the project.
  • [LINKS] gives a list of pointers related to this project.

CREDITS

The project was supervised by Jean-Julien Aucouturier, Assistant Professor of Computer Science in Temple University, Japan Campus. It was first and foremost made possible by a fantastic group of students.

The exhibition took place in Design Festa Gallery (Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan), and received financial and material support from Temple University Japan Campus (Tokyo, Japan).

For further information, please email Jean-Julien Aucouturier.