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From Space to Cyberspace Research on space fan cultures in 1969 and the present day --- Maartje de Bruin

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From Space to Cyberspace. Research on space fan cultures in 1969 and the present day --- Maartje de Bruin. Fan c ulture around ‘69. Expositions Marketing Strategies Collecting Culture Expressions of Fandom. Focus on : Fan culture around ‘69. Apollo 11 Mission - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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From Space to CyberspaceResearch on space fan cultures in 1969 and

the present day---

Maartje de Bruin

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Fan culture around ‘69

ExpositionsMarketing StrategiesCollecting CultureExpressions of Fandom

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Focus on: Fan culture around ‘69

• Apollo 11 Mission• Information and Spectacle

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High’s & Lows: 1969 – 2011

• Professor Armstrong– Low in fan culture

• Wubbo Ockels– High in fan culture

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• Google Lunar X Prize– Mission Moon 2.0– 26 Teams (2010-2015)

• Space Tourism– Virgin Galactic– Spaceport Curaçao

Ability to Participate

Fan Culture Nowadays

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Expositions & Collecting Culture

• New Mediao Games / Interactive Siteso WWW as a platform for fandom

Interaction – Simulation - Participation

Fan Culture Nowadays

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• (Flight) Simulation Games• Strategy Games• Shooters

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• Hyves• Facebook • Twitter

Reward for active participation

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Focus on: Fan Culture Nowadays

• From Apollo 11 to Space in General

• Emotion / Experience / Impact

• Participation

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Conclusion

From Apollo 11 to a broader sense of Space Fan Culture

Collecting Culture changes to an online culture – aura of collecting disappears

New Media (games/internet/simulations) offers the opportunity to experience

Shift in focus from information to participation