„The Third Place“ is the brand idea of PlayStation2 across all European markets. The concept centers on the idea that PlayStation 2 is a gateway to another world - the Third Place.
This is a mental or spiritual place, which can't be defined as it's different for everyone. No one can tell you about your Third Place, you have to discover it for yourself. The Third Place is about exploration, discovery and adrenaline. Neither inside nor outside, not waking nor sleeping, here nor there - the Third Place is what you make it.
The Third Place undergoes constant mutation through use/play, the Third Place is a place where the impossible becomes possible.
Over the course of 2002, „thethirdplace.com“ will develop into an online art-gallery, designed and curated by Hi-Res! and sponsored by PS2. The idea is to commission artists to develop interactive pieces based on their idea of the third place, every piece is located in the space.
Contributors to the first phase, which runs until June 2002, include Joshua Davis, Insertsilence, Daniel Brown, Soulbath, Yugo Nakamura, James Tindall, Niko Stumpo, Han Hoogerbrugge and Hi-Res!


Links: http://www.thethirdplace.com

Hi-Res! is a highly awarded digital media company based in London founded in 1999 by Florian Schmitt and Alexandra Jugovic, who are both partners and creative directors of the company. Both Schmitt and Jugovic studied art at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach (D) and worked for numerous clients in the entertainment industry through various companies before setting up Hi-Res! They initially gained widespread recognition for their experimental site *soulbath.com* and the associated exhibition of art-banners entitled *clickhere!*.