| View | Upload your own Here is the powerpoint presentation from my presentation at the NetSquared Mixed-reality event yesterday, entitled "Turn Off the Damned PC and Go Outside." On and congrats to the winners of the NetSquared Mashup Challenge: First Place ($25,000): Ushahidi: Mapping Reports of Post-Election Violence in Kenya Second Place ($15,000): KnowMore.org Firefox…
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NetSquared: hacking the grantmaking process
The NetSquared 2008 Conference is about to draw to a close. I’ve had a very enjoyable past couple of days here, courtesy of Techsoup.org. Having been involved in a few grantmaking processes, from both the grantee and grantor perspective, its been interesting to see up close who the NetSquared grant process works. This year, NetSquared…
All-day celebration, mixed-reality panel today on Aloft Nonprofit Commons in SL
Come into the grid today starting at 10:10AM PST to hang out with a bunch of us non-profit folks speaking at a Mixed Reality panel discussion as part the official opening of the Aloft Nonprofit Commons sim (click to teleport.) I’ll be speaking alongside Ozma Malibu, Coughran Mayo, Kali Izdiak, and Jani Myriam, talking about…
Video: Funky jazzy “Star Wars” medley at NetSquared
Here’s a fun "Star Wars" medley performed by the DJ and sax player during the dinner tonight for the NetSquared conference. I of course squealled like a little girl, and then shot some video and twittered it. Enjoy the serious nerdiness.
REMINDER: I’m speaking at NetSquared mixed-reality panel tomorrow in Second Life
Just a quick reminder that TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 28, I will be speaking at a mixed-reality panel discussion from the NetSquared conference in San Jose California. I’ll be giving a presentation (along with several other fine presenters) on how my group Global Kids has benefited from virtual worlds and offer some suggestions for how others…
Hanging with the Nonprofit Commons crew at NetSquared
I arrived today at the Santa Clara Hilton to get situated for the NetSquared Conference happening tomorrow and Wednesday at Cisco Systems headquarters only a few minutes away. Seems like a nice bunch of non-profits and tech industry folks coming for this, from the looks of the Meet-and-Greet this evening. A bunch of us from…
Virtual Cuba versus Real World Cuba
Earlier this month, the metaverse development company Metaversatility launched a new showcase sim "EmVee Cuba" in Second Life (click here to teleport.) It’s a lovely, picturesque island, pushing the envelope on what is possible in SL, with each prim, texture and light placement designed to create an immersive sense of walking through a historic Cuba…
“The Trade Show”: international justice and art as political expression
Last night I serendipitously encountered this performance art piece in the Arts District of Chicago called “The Tradeshow.” A moving and critical artistic commentary on the garment industry, it provided unexpected closure to the international justice conference I had been at for the past two days at DePaul University.
Headed to Chicago for ICC conference, streaming into Second Life
Tomorrow I’m doing a quick trip to Chicago for the Midwest Regional Conference on the International Criminal Court at DePaul University. Lots of amazing experts in international justice will there including: Judge Philippe Kirsch, president of the ICC Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the ICC Betty Bigombe, Former Minister of State and Chief Mediator in the…
Global Kids in The Hague!
Barry Joseph and I had a remarkable first day running around the city of The Hague in the Netherlands, spreading the Global Kids love to groups around here. The Hague has an incredibly rich history as a center for diplomatic, international law, and peace activities, with over 150 international organisations based here, including the International…