Starting tomorrow, November 29, the Ministry of Media officially opens in Second Life, a sim dedicated to the UN Climate Change Conference happening in Poznań, Poland from December 1-12. The Poznań meeting, which is expected to draw 8,000 participants from around the world, is intended to "advance international cooperation on a future climate change regime…
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Global Kids seeking Second Life space for teen-created serious game
My colleague Rafi tells me that we are looking for a free plot of land so that we can bring over to the main grid of Second Life a social issue game called "Consent" that Global Kids' teens created last year: Last year, teens in Global Kids' "Playing 4 Keeps" afterschool program developed a Second…
HIV/AIDS education island opens in Second Life on World AIDS Day (December 1)
I got word from Ricken Flow about Karuna, a new space in Second Life focused on HIV/AIDS education. Karuna is holding a day of opening festivities on December 1st – World AIDS Day. The program includes keynote speakers Pathfinder Linden and Michelle Samplin-Salgado of AIDS.gov, a story writing workshop with Jenaia Morane, and musical performances…
Tiessa Montgolfier on Non-profits in Second Life
As part of the Mix-and-Match Second Life blog challenge, I threw into the ring the idea for a blog post: "Non-profits in Second Life." The lucky winner of this topic was Tiessa Montgolfier, who blogged about this on Vint Falken’s excellent SL site. Check it out here. Interesting and personal stuff. It’s a good reminder…
Life Lesson I learned through Second Life: Immersion Aversion
As part of the neat "Mix-and-Match" game that several Second Life bloggers are playing today, I was assigned the task of blogging about a "life lesson" I learned through Second Life (topic suggested by Joan Kremer). I chose to write about what Second Life has taught me about how I am both attracted to and…
SLim for Teens? New Second Life IM client works on Teen Grid! (Correction)
My colleague Rafi and I just tried to connect to each other using the new Second Life instant messaging client "SLim." We are both on the Teen Grid as part of our educational activities at Global Kids. As I suspected, SLim does not appear to work for Teen Grid accounts. My guess is that this…
Machinima Expo this Sunday November 9 in Second Life
Phil Rice reminds me that the International Machinima Expo (MachinExpo) will be taking place all day on Sunday November 9 in Second Life, featuring over four hours of great machinima from around the globe, a "Women In Machinima" discussion panel, a number of live events as well as several interactive exhibits for featured artists and…
Teens in Second Life cast their virtual vote today!
Young people under the age of 18 usually don’t get to experience the joys of voting in the United States. But today teens on the Teen Grid of Second Life can head to Global Kids island (click here to teleport) to vote for their favorite presidential candidate. A virtual voting booth, created by teen Ryan…
Why I love Second Life (video)
Here’s a little video I prepared for a TV show explaining in one minute why I love Second Life. Oh and here’s a link to a story about Winston Ackland, the Second Life alt-rock musician I mention who has a song in an upcoming motion picture.
Second Life Bloggers Mix-and-Match Game: Let’s Play!
Second Life bloggers Arminax and Vint Falken came up with this fun idea to get the various members of the SLogosphere to expand their horizons a bit and interact with each other. The game, called "Mix-and-Match," randomly assigns bloggers to a particular topic and another blog to post their ideas on. I just got my…