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burgage (2021)
Multiplayer web-based virtual world & EVENT
Made in the midst of the uk covid-19 national lockdowns, ‘Burgage’ is a web-based multiplayer virtual world that uses topographical data from Google Maps to simulate the landscape of Alnmouth, Northumberland, UK.
Inspired by the Medieval law of ‘Burgage Rights’, which still gives the villagers of Alnmouth
the right to use and share in the produce of local land, the piece culminated in a virtual event that brought over fifty people together to explore the world and discuss questions around digital spaces, surveillance, and ownership.