A platform carrying people is extended into the virtual reality of Second Life, an avatar inhabited world. The estimated weight of avatars standing on the virtual side of the platform is calculated, and processed together with the total weight of the people standing on the physical side of it. This leads to continuous adjustments in both the hydraulic powered part of the installation and the virtual part, making it a seesaw that lets both types of visitors experience and feel the weight of a virtual reality avatar.

This "Physical Virtuality installation by Sander Veenhof was presented at Museumnacht Amsterdam on 1 November 2008. Sander Veenhof is one of many people that use Quicktime streaming services by Engage!

Another user devoted to live streaming video projection of realworld events (and the other way around) is Ze Moo at De Balie in Amsterdam. De Balie also uses the streaming server platform of Engage!

Are you interested in learning about live video streaming to the web and to Second Life? Contact us to discuss the options. Webcasting, live or on-demand, doesn't have to be expensive.