Eggwater Holosuites: Preview of Mixed Reality Festival
Excited to announce Eggwater (Ratskin Records Holosuites) recent exhibition at Southern Exposure’s annual Juried Show, this year called Interconnected. The show is curated by Jillian Crochet and Jackie Clay and is up until Nov. 18th. Ratskin Records is proud to present one iteration of our venue space, a place you can choose to interact (or not) and see live music without having to leave your home. Experience the space yourself here.
Eggwater is an access-centered virtual venue and art festival that provides an alternative to a physical exhibition space for those who are not able to attend venues in person. The festival showcases the work of decolonial artists. Created and curated by Sharmi Basu, Tieraney Carter, and Michael Daddona.
Featuring: Kim, People are Dying, 2021
Written by Sharmi Basu, Sepand Mashiohof, and Ricky Marler, Directed by Sepand Mashiohof, Music by Sharmi Basu.
There are mild strobing effects in Beast Nest’s music video, “Kim, People are Dying,” which is displayed in the virtual venue.
Instructions for entering the virtual space of Eggwater:
Attendees can choose an avatar and name when entering the virtual venue. Some attendees may choose to be anonymous. The following link includes instructions on choosing an avatar and name: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/choose-your-avatar-hubs
You can navigate the virtual venue using a mouse/keyboard, xbox controller, or touchscreen via phone or tablet. The following link includes a list of navigation controls https://hubs.mozilla.com/docs/hubs-controls.html.
The site allows attendees to communicate with each other via the computer or mobile device microphone or by typing in the chat feature.