ID: 700009236 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009236	Record Type: Movable Work

RMB City (software; Cao Fei (Chinese sculptor, installation artist, and video ar...; launched in 2008, available to...)

Note: An island city within the online virtual reality software Second Life, and developed by Cao Wei and colleagues affiliated with Vitamin Creative Space. While adhering to Second Life urban design standards, "RMB City" includes specific references to Chinese landmarks (e.g. People's Palace recalls the real-life Forbidden City). Additionally, "RMB City" offers a space of political experimentation not readily available in offline environments.

Titles:

RMB City (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

software [300028566] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by form>, electronic documents)

virtual work (visual work) [300417847]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

digital / computer-generated (preferred)

Creation Date: launched in 2008, available to public since 2009

Creator Display:

Cao Fei (Chinese sculptor, installation artist, and video artist, born 1978) [preferred]

creator Vitamin Creative Space (Chinese art gallery, founded 2002) Extent: design [500404023]

creator Cao, Fei (Chinese sculptor, installation artist, and video artist, born 1978) Extent: design [500202426]

Locations:

Other: Not Applicable:

Display Materials: software

	software [300028566]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by form>, electronic documents)

Dimensions: Unavailable

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	contemporary (generic time frame) [300311734] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <generic styles| periods| and cultures>)

General Subject:

cityscapes (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	urban planning [300054427]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), social sciences, planning disciplines) (AAT)

	urban management [300254022]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), social sciences, political science, public administration) (AAT)

	design, urban [300189645]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), humanities, <arts and related disciplines>, arts (broad discipline), visual arts (discipline), architecture (discipline)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: performance art or installations

Sources and Contributors:
RMB City	........ [VP]
	........ Hjorth, King, and Kataoka, Art in the Asia-Pacific (2014) 199
	........ Halegoua and Aslinger, eds., Locating Emerging Media (2016) 178

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Halegoua and Aslinger, eds., Locating Emerging Media (2016) 178-181

....................... Hjorth, King, and Kataoka, Art in the Asia-Pacific (2014) 199-200

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Halegoua and Aslinger, eds., Locating Emerging Media (2016) 178-181
	..... Hjorth, King, and Kataoka, Art in the Asia-Pacific (2014) 199-200