Yesterday was another hectic, fun day at Global Kids. The highlight was a live simulcast of an address by Archbishop Desmond Tutu that we organized in Second Life, Teen Second Life, the tween-oriented virtual world of Whyville and the web. The occasion was a keynote address the Archbishop Tutu was delivering at the National Service…
Category: Virtual Worlds
Second Life Simulcast of Desmond Tutu speaking at Service Learning Conference
The National Youth Leadership Council will be hosting its 19th Annual National Service Learning Conference in Minneapolis from April 9-12th, 2008. The NSLC is the largest gathering of youths and practitioners involved in the service-learning movement where participants connect through three days of plenary sessions, featured forums, and service projects. Keynote speakers will be: Archbishop…
The Tech Museum announces winners of virtual exhibit competition this Thursday
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…
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,"…
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…
Video: Launch of Global Kids’ International Justice Center on the YouTube
I know I’ve already pimped out this video of the launch of the Global Kid’s International Justice Center on March 20. But I think it’s really cool that we got the SLCN video of the event posted in its 39-minute glory to YouTube. Please check out and rate up the YouTube version here or head…
Second Life on the stand: US Congressional hearing on virtuals worlds tomorrow
Tomorrow, April 1st, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will be holding a hearing on "Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium" starting at 9:30 am EST. On the one hand I’m glad that the subject of the hearing is not "Virtual Worlds : Dens of Ageplay, Gambling and Income We Should…
Two upcoming documentaries examine virtual worlds and their effects on real lives
Within the week, I received invitations to two in-world events related to upcoming documentaries about virtual worlds and the people that inhabit them. It’s interesting seeing the increased public and media attention to the social and emotional implications of virtual worlds and MMORPGs on the people that play in them. The first was this past…
SL Entrepreneur Magazine, other blog coverage of opening of Justice Center
The Second Life Entrepreneur’s Magazine has a nice story by Shava Nerad on the opening of the International Justice Center yesterday. I even got a nice quote and picture at the end. Other nice coverage from the blogosphere and elsewhere: SLNN writeup Technola “Philanthropy 2173” Writeup about Pavig Lok’s Intellectual Property art piece at Vision…