BEES

Australia, bees, conceptual art, Education, Interactive, machinima, Queensland, second life, Virtual reality, vr

This video aka machinima features the interactive art installation "Mellifera" created on the Caerleon Artist Collective Sim in the virtual world of Second Life by Andrew Burrell and Trish Addams in 2010.

"A virtual eco system and information network tended to by the autonamous avatar Essential Beeswing.

A collaboration between Andrew Burrell and Trish Adams, consisting of a virtual environment in Second Life and OpenSim which is linked to a complimentary series of exhibitions in gallery spaces. Central to this ecologically sensitive artwork is the artists’ direct engagement with various aspects of bee behaviour at Queensland Brain Institute, where researchers are investigating cognition, navigation and communications in the honey bee.  This project was made with the assistance of the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body."

https://andrewburrell.net/projects/mellifera