Synopsis
“Remap Berlin” spreads a thin geographical virus in
Google Earth and deals with different levels of reality. The project
introduces a series of b&w photographs shot in Twinity, a
mirror world that reproduces a realistic 3D replica of Berlin.
The photos shot in Twinity, are then geo-localized in Google maps,
re-mapped from virtual to real and positioned in the exact point
where they have been shot in the mirror world. Once uploaded in
the photo sharing community Panoramio, the pictures are mixed
up with other ones shot in the same geographical point from real
life users. Many of these pictures have been selected by Google
and can now be found as “Popular photos in Google Earth”:
his became a little geographical virus, parts of our memories
of the real world. The photographs are cityscapes, shot by Marco
Manray roaming around the still empty streets of Berlin in the
beta version.
This piece is the new step of Cadioli’s journey around the
metaverse - after war games, Second Life and the chinese virtual
world HIPIHI - and reflects on the way in which we are shaping
the metaverse, and on the cultural impact of this development
on the way we experience collective places.The exploration reaches
the city edges, where streets end on the boundary line between
land and sky - temporary borders of an expanding universe. Remap
Berlin was presented for the first time on Odyssey art+performance
simulator in Second Life on july 2009. Google discovered the fake
after 10 month.
An essay by Margherita Balzerani Marco Cadioli - Remap Berlindowload
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(...) The photographies of Remap Berlin appear as urban
viruses capable of confusing and bewildering the internet user.
(...)
The video:
a machinima about the project, shooted in Twinity and Second Life
Remap Berlin was presented at Odyssey art+performance simulator
in Second Life on july 2009, window.auckland, oct 09, and at the
exhibition hall “Altes Museum” in the virtual world
Twinity, March 2010
from a blog: ...So the next time you browse Berlin
pictures in Panoramio, take a careful look – is it the real
thing or not...
1.
photographs are shooted in Virtual Berlin
The map of Berlin in Twinity
2.
photos are geo localized on Google Maps
Photos are remapped on Google Maps
with Panoramio
3.
Google select them for Google Earth
"Uploading photos to Panoramio
does not automatically mean that they will appear on Google
Earth. Basically, photos are reviewed and selected for Google
Earth when they fit in the acceptance policy. Then photos
can be seen first in the "Popular Tab" of the World
Map and some weeks later in Google Earth. "
after two weeks the answer: "This photo is selected for
Google Earth - ID: 22421691"
