Katherine Isbister, Rainey Straus: SimVeillance: San Jose

Title:

SimVeillance: San Jose

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Katherine Isbister
• Rainey Straus

Symposium:

• ISEA2006: 13th International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• San Jose Museum of Art , San Jose , United States

Creation Year:

2006

Artist Statement:

SimVeillance: San Jose re-presents urban passersby within a game environment that mirrors a “real-world” public space. The artists have recreated Fairmont Plaza outside the San Jose Museum of Art using the Sims 2, and used images captured by surveillance cameras trained on the Plaza, to populate the simulated square with replicas of “real” transients.

Sponsors:

Support from ELECTRONIC ARTS, Redwood City, CA, USA

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Games
• Interactive Monitor-Based