{"id":332805,"date":"2021-08-31T15:19:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/burning-man-goes-virtual-as-thousands-attend-in-person-anyway\/"},"modified":"2021-08-31T15:19:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:19:29","slug":"burning-man-goes-virtual-as-thousands-attend-in-person-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/burning-man-goes-virtual-as-thousands-attend-in-person-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"#Burning Man goes virtual as thousands attend in-person anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Burning Man goes virtual as thousands attend in-person anyway<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Burning Man, the annual counter-culture festival that in recent years has drawn tens of thousands to the middle of the desert, has kicked off virtually again this year \u2014 but that\u2019s reportedly not stopping renegade mega fans from trekking to Nevada\u2019s Black Rock Desert anyway. <\/p>\n

The festival organizers announced in April that they were canceling the official 2021 in-person event due to concerns over COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The online event kicked off last week with participants using virtual reality headsets to replicate the in-person experience \u2014 everything from port-a-potties to hours-long traffic jams \u2014 The Wall Street Journal reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The virtual reality headsets replicate everything from port-a-potties to hours-long traffic jams.<\/figcaption>
Burning Man<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cDo you see this port-a-potty in front of us?,\u201d Andrew Barrett, a creator of some of the so-called \u201cVirtual Burn<\/a>,\u201d asked during a tour of the digital world. \u201cIf you look up, there are all these port-a-potties with art inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a much-improved experience from last year\u2019s virtual event, which was thrown together in a month and led to confusion with some participants unable to figure out how to enter the various digital worlds, the Journal noted. <\/p>\n

But after another year of remote work, school and other events, Burning Man and its community are getting the hang of things, according to Colette Crespin, director of Virtual Experiences for Burning Man Project, a nonprofit which organizes the event.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s digital experience is much improved from last year\u2019s virtual event, which was thrown together in a month.<\/figcaption>
Burning Man<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve improved on the technology<\/a> because we\u2019ve had a year and a half,\u201d she told the Journal.<\/p>\n

And the free virtual alternative to Burning Man, which usually runs $500 per ticket, has managed to draw staggering crowds of participants. <\/p>\n

The Journal noted that half a million people showed up to last year\u2019s Virtual Burner, compared with 80,000 participants at the 2019 Burning Man.<\/p>\n

But there are some things that can\u2019t be replicated online. <\/p>\n

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The festival organizers announced in April that they were canceling the official 2021 in-person event due to concerns over COVID-19.<\/figcaption>
Burning Man<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThose [virtual] people have their conclaves and groups, and that\u2019s cool,\u201d Larry DeVincenzi, a bar owner in Reno who\u2019s attending the unofficial in-person Burning Man this year, told the Journal. \u201cBut it\u2019s not the same thing. Here, I can go up to a bar and get a free shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several thousand are at the unauthorized event this year, the Journal reported. But Forbes added<\/a> that the event could draw a crowd of up to 20,000 people over Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n

Some attendants hailed the unofficial event as a return to Burning Man\u2019s roots as a counter-culture movement where money is shunned and \u201cradical inclusion\u201d is extolled.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s in-person event is being viewed as a return to the event\u2019s countercultural roots.<\/figcaption>
Burning Man<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the event has become so famous in recent years that it\u2019s drawn celebrities, including billionaires from the worlds of finance and tech. <\/p>\n

The unauthorized events, some attendants told Forbes, are more like the original Burning Man gatherings that started in 1986.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike Burning Man, there were no trash fences, no speed limits, no restrictions beyond those we set for ourselves,\u201d longtime burner and photographer\u00a0Scott London told Forbes. <\/p>\n

\"Virtual
Thousands are still flocking to Nevada\u2019s Black Rock Desert for the in-person event.<\/figcaption>
Burning Man<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYou could camp anywhere, kick up as much dust as you liked, go for a dip in the nearby hot springs, even make late-night beer runs to Gerlach. Gone were the turnkey camps, the celebrity artists, the mayor\u2019s tours, the VIP lounges, the staffers with badges and walkie-talkies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marian Goodell, CEO of the nonprofit Burning Man, added that, \u201cWe\u2019re not dissuading people from going.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I don\u2019t think you should try to go if you\u2019re not an experienced Burner. And if you last went in 1996, when we respected the dangers of the desert, and communal effort was key, this is your year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The online event kicked off last week.<\/figcaption>
Burning Man<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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