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August 1, 2004

Networked performance blog

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Posted by Clay Shirky

There’s a new weblog on the subject of networked performance, covering among other things, the Big Games pattern of Uncle Roy and Pacmanhattan.

I love this pattern of work, of course, but can’t wholeheartedly recommend this weblog as an addition to your RSS feed, because of the high risk of pretentious claptrap. (One current post notes that the performers “intervene” in an online game, without even trying to describe what that intervention might be.) The art world has a love-hate relationship with game designers, because the game people have a far greater social reach, but infuriate the art world by caring more about whether things are fun than whether they are illustrative of theory — expect to see that played out here.

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1. andrew on August 2, 2004 5:59 AM writes...

amen

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2. k on August 2, 2004 9:02 AM writes...

i like how you call other people's blogs "pretentious claptrap" but i suppose you are such an expert at spouting it that you know it when you see it

polymaths 4 ever

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3. Clay Shirky on August 2, 2004 10:29 AM writes...

Ah, but unlike you, I am willing to put my money where my mouth is. The networked performance blog _is_ given to pretentious claptrap -- go to the post I referenced and read it yourself. Whether I am also given to writing claptrap is of course an open question, since, unlike me, you haven't bothered to provide any references.

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