P3D Re: Alternative Content (was:Burning Man site updated)

[boris@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Boris Starosta)]

>From: "Xal razutis" <razutis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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It is unfortunate that censorship generally occurs at the behest of a very
vocal minority.  The majority, consisting of people that are curious and
mature enough to handle challenging material, is hurt by this, but is
naturally unaware of it - the censorship is by definition invisible - and
so their voices are never heard.

I am certain that the holograms created more amazement and joy at SPIE than
dismay, during the period of their display.  Same for Xal's video.

Perhaps times are changing.  At NSA in Green Bay, I exhibited a life-size
semi-nude phantogram on the trade floor, and Lynn Butler's StereoJet prints
(and slide show) also displayed nudity.  No complaints came to us.

>Several years ago at NSA convention (Bellevue, Wash.) I had some (invited)
>3D video work presented, then suddenly removed from the show. It appears one
>of the pieces ('Virtual Flesh'), a piece that had won an award that year at
>the Southern Calif. 3D Film/Video fest., was deemed 'unacceptable content'
>by organizers (presumably on this list).  All it took was a complaint, 'and
>it's gone'.
>
>Earlier this year at the SPIE convention (San Jose, Calif.) my colleagues in
>LA (Unterseher and Deem) were informed that their holograms (depicting a
>partially nude figure) had to be removed from the floor of the convention.
>Another complaint, and it's gone.  Because the 'norm' of content has been
>disturbed.  This event could be corroborated by members of this list who
>were at SPIE.

Faraday was asked first by Queen Victoria of what use electricity was, and
replied that the question might similarly be asked of an infant; someday,
it would become an adult and then the answer would be known.

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