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STUDENT SPACE:
Each student/participant
has their own vrml space modelled around 'Saint Jerome in His
Study', Antonello da Messina, active 1456; died 1479, Oil on lime,
45.7 x 36.2 cm, The National Gallery, London.

The walls
of Saint JeromeÕs study are punctured with an array of rectangular
ÔportalsÕ, each one giving access to a different space; internal,
information, and external sky/landscapes. Jerome ignores these
spatial frames, focusing instead on the symbols on the printed
page. He also ignores the gaze of the viewer. This information
space is pierced by windows which, while allowing him to see out,
allow the viewer (and viewers at the other windows?) to see in.
Is this the perfect model of a web-cam?
Each student
cell provides file space for its occupants and, ironically, the
cell of learning mimics the prison cells of the original Panopticon
plan.

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