I got the exciting news from the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation about a virtual awards ceremony for the winners of their exhibit design contest held in their Second Life virtual museum (click here to teleport). This Thursday, April 10, starting at 10AM PST, the Tech will be announcing the winners of the virtual…
Month: April 2008
Daily Show skewers Congress and Second Life over virtual world hearing
Congrats to my friend Glitteractica Cookie / Susan Tenby of Techsoup.org for being called out on the "Daily Show with John Stewart" yesterday! I can’t believe that John actually said, "Damn you, Tenby! Damn you!" I’m dying of jealousy. That said, the bit was just sort of "meh." Is "get a first life," "Avatar Heroes,"…
Reminder: Breakdance performance next Thursday!
By Nima Farsinejad, used with permission. Just a reminder that next Thursday, April 17 my breakdance performance class will be performing as part of the PMT Spring Dance Showcase in Manhattan. It’s a really fun hip-hop routine, with lots of neat comic moments, some cool power moves, and slick choreography. We’ve been practicing several nights…
Global Kids & Quaker Practice
The non-profit I work for Global Kids has three basic rules that form the basis for all of our youth programs: One Mic: We give the floor to the person who is speaking. Safe Space: We respect other people’s opinions even if we don’t agree with them. Participate: We all take responsibility for contributing. The…
Sandra Day O’Conner speaking at Games for Change June 4
I just got the news from Mark at Games for Change that their annual conference this year will feature as a keynote speaker the Honorable Sandra Day O’Conner, former Supreme Court Justice, for the June 4th all-day event in New York City. What the Honorable Ms. O’Conner is going to say about computer games is…
The Global Kids’ Annual Conference: drum circles, spoken word, dance and politics
Click to Play So every year, Global Kid’s brings together 500-600 young people from all around the New York area to its Annual Conference. Perhaps it’s more correct to say that every year, teenagers from Global Kids programs invite us to their conference. Because the kids really run the whole show: from deciding on the…
“Undesirable Elements” performing at Global Kids’ Annual Conference today
Click to Play Here’s a video snippet of the Global Kids’ sponsored performance group "Undesirable Elements" doing their thing at the Global Kids Annual Conference today at Baruch College in NYC. I love that I work for an organization that supports this kind of youth-centric expression and energy. More videos: More "Undesireable Elements" footage "Absolute…
Yehoodi Talk Show Episode #507: A fund for aging lindy hoppers, a new podcast for the ladies, and why blues dancers get such respect
The April 1st episode of the Yehoodi Talk Show is online, and it’s not a joke! Spuds and I talk about a cool new fund for aging lindy hoppers, we announce the first lindy hop exchange in China, and we preview our newest podcast for the ladies … "Beaver Lodge." (Insert groan here.) Oh, and more…
CSI:NY wraps up virtual world killer mystery
I got word that my buddies at the Electric Sheep Company finished shooting the machinima for an upcoming episode of "CSI:NY" that wraps up the cliffhanger from last season. (Last year, I was briefly involved with producing some of the in-world CSI:NY game in Second Life for the Sheep.) This episode, continuing from where the…
Pics from virtual viewing of Congressional Hearing on virtual worlds today
Interesting hearing on virtual worlds this morning in the US Congress, chaired by internet defender Rep. Ed Markey. I got to watch the hearings from a virtual "Rayburn" conference room with a bunch of press folks and Lindens. I was surprised that the hearing was mostly a bunch of softballs thrown to Second Life boosters…