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…
Category: Civil Society
Photo tour of Global Kids HQ redesign
I’m super excited about the interior design work on the Global Kids headquarters in NYC that is being finished today. I came in early to document the new office elements while they are all pristine and clean. Gotta love all the inspiring quotes from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ways to…
Draxtor Despres getting Internews prize for Virtual Gitmo machinima story!
Just got this exciting news from my friend Second Life journalist Draxtor Despres: he has been awarded the "Every Human Has Rights" media award for his report on the "Virtual Gitmo" build in Second Life. Drax is heading to Paris, France, courtesy of news agency Internews to take part in a ceremony with 30 other…
Global Kids gets a makeover
Here’s some quick pictures of some of the neat interior design stuff going on at Global Kids right now! Such a cool place to work. Above is the text from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, that now adorns the wall leading to our kitchen. And here’s the doors to our men’s…
My post on MacArthur Foundation Blog: Global Kids’ Aha! Moments in 2008
The MacArthur Foundation "Spotlight" blog just published a post I wrote about some Global Kids "Aha!" moments we’ve had while conducting our virtual educational programs over 2008. Thanks to Barry Joseph for inspiring this post and suggesting the different lessons that I wrote about. This post is also a plug for the "sneak preview" of…
Philip LOLlinden on Linden Prize: NEED NU STUFF
Sorry, love you guys at Linden Lab, but couldn’t resist.
Linden Lab offering $10K for projects that improve real life through virtual world
Linden Lab, the company that runs Second Life, just announced that they are launching a $10,000 "Linden Prize" for "an innovative inworld project that improves the way people work, learn and communicate in their daily lives outside of the virtual world." The criteria include: Work in Second Life that also achieves tangible, compelling results outside…
Hello Kitty Online in-game charity raise $12K for UNICEF and Youth Orchestra
According to Virtual World News, Sanrio Digital has donated $12,000 to the charities UNICEF and the Asian Youth Orchestra based on virtual items collected during a Hello Kitty Online charity event called "Food for Friends" earlier this month. According to the original announcement: "For this event, guild mates will have to cooperate and gather as…
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…
Hello Kitty Online sponsoring in-game charity event for UNICEF
The cutest MMORPG ever Hello Kitty Online is holding a charity event called "Food for Friends" from November 3-6: Calling all guilds! Hello Kitty Online is hosting an in-game charity contest called “Food for Friends”. For this event, guild mates will have to cooperate and gather as much crafted food items as they can in…