PORT: Navigating Digital Culture Organized by a r t n e t w e b MIT List Visual Arts Center January 25 through March 29, 1997

PROJECT: THE VIRTUAL STREETCAR BY: Matt Harter, Flying Leap Studio and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston TIME: Thursday 2 - 4 pm Eastern Standard Time SOFTWARE: Java-enabled browser with shockwave plugin, computer with color graphics and sound and at least 800x600 resolution. Microsoft Windows95 operating system preferable ACCESS: General information and instructions: http://streetcar.smfa.edu For the PORT stop: http://streetcar.smfa.edu/stopcs.html CONTACT: Matt Harter Museum School 230 Fenway Boston MA 02115 phone: 617-369-3871 email: mharter@smfa.edu URL: streetcar.smfa.edu

PROJECT DESCRIPTION A streetcar that travels between walkthrough websites, incorporating animation that will give riders a sense of the distance they are covering. During their time on the car, they will have a chance to interact with other riders, either by text chat or facial expressions on their avatar.

MATT HARTER A group of students from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts are working with digital artists from Flying Leap Studio to create this time based internet project called "The Virtual Streetcar". The project is headed by Matt Harter, who has overseen the construction of interactive walkthrough art projects inside and outside the school. He currrently runs the computer graphics department of the Museum School, and also is a member of Flying Leap Studio.

SPONSORS Flying Leap Studio, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.