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From: dowen@BBN.COM (Dan Owen)
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Subject: The aesthetic component of virtual world education
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Date: 27 Mar 91 18:30:51 GMT
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        As a database modeler I have a background in art (both 
Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts) and anthropology (Masters in 
Socio-Cultural Anthropology).  I have found that this field is so
new (relatively) that it is nearly impossible to get directly relevant
educational experience.  My recent experience managing a half million
dollar project creating a visual database for the German government
(they are very happy with our version of their central German area) has
convinced me of the importance of the aesthetic or artistic direction of
such undertakings.