Mez Breeze
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Mez Breeze is an Australian-based artist who works with net.art
. Born Mary-Anne Breeze she uses a number of avatar
nicknames. She received degrees in both Applied Social Science [Psychology] at the Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, Australia in 1991 and Creative Arts at the Wollongong University in Australia in 2001. In 1994, Breeze received a diploma in Fine Arts at the Illawarra Institute of Technology, Arts and Media Campus in Australia.
, EVE Online
, Second Life
and social networking and alternate gaming software such as Facebook
, Passively Multimedia Online Game (PMOG
) and Twitter
. Breeze has won a number of awards including the "JavaArtist of the Year 2001", the Newcastle Digital Poetry Prize and an Honorary Mention in the read_me 1.2 Software Art Award.
Mezangelle
is a type of poetry Breeze developed in the 1990s using Internet text language found in ASCII codes, online games, and other forms of Internet communication.
Net.art
"net.art" refers to a group of artists who worked in the medium of Internet art from 1994. The main members of this movement are Vuk Ćosić, Jodi.org, Alexei Shulgin, Olia Lialina, and Heath Bunting...
. Born Mary-Anne Breeze she uses a number of avatar
Avatar (computing)
In computing, an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form, as in games or virtual worlds, or a two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and other online communities. It can also refer to a text...
nicknames. She received degrees in both Applied Social Science [Psychology] at the Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, Australia in 1991 and Creative Arts at the Wollongong University in Australia in 2001. In 1994, Breeze received a diploma in Fine Arts at the Illawarra Institute of Technology, Arts and Media Campus in Australia.
Work
Breeze explores environments that involve online socializations or encounters. Such encounters involve the modification of online gaming environments such as World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
, EVE Online
EVE Online
Eve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is a player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting. Characters pilot customizable ships through a galaxy of over 7,500 star systems. Most star systems are connected to one or more other star systems by means of stargates...
, Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
and social networking and alternate gaming software such as Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, Passively Multimedia Online Game (PMOG
PMOG
The Nethernet is an online game in which players "passively" participate in while browsing web pages...
) and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
. Breeze has won a number of awards including the "JavaArtist of the Year 2001", the Newcastle Digital Poetry Prize and an Honorary Mention in the read_me 1.2 Software Art Award.
Mezangelle
Mezangelle
mezangelle is a poetic-artistic language developed in the 1990s by Australian-based Internet artist Mez Breeze . It is widely recognized as a central contribution to Codework and Internet Art.-Definition and Characteristics:...
is a type of poetry Breeze developed in the 1990s using Internet text language found in ASCII codes, online games, and other forms of Internet communication.