Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered his usually rousing speech to the National Conference on Media Reform this morning. It was largely a canned speech on civil rights, affirmative action, anti-war, etc. But in literally his last few words before leaving the stage, as almost an afterthought, he turned back to the mic and said, "…I’m anxious…
SL-machinima parody of Star Trek
My buddy Frank Dellario (Illbixby Cerveau in SL) helped film this hilarious Star Trek machinima created for a keynote by President and CEO of CBS, Les Moonves, at the Consumer Electronics Show. Here’s the higher res version (much better than YouTube). Also reported in the Daily Graze, 3pointD and The SL Insider.
Live video from the Natl Conference on Media Reform
For those who aren’t able to be in Memphis for the National Conference on Media Reform, there will be live video of many of the plenary sessions, including keynotes by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bill Moyers and Sen. Bernie Sands. The organizers of the conference promise that you can also: Listen to downloadable audio of…
Videogames for Good event today, 11AM in Memphis
Just a reminder that Suzanne Seggerman, head of Games for Change, is hodling a session on "Videogames for Good" at the National Conference on Media Reform in Memphis this morning at 11AM. Location is the Memphis Cook Convention Center, Room L-9. Why a session on videogames? Here’s what Suzanne writes: Videogames are increasingly ubiquitous. More…
Groovin’ and shakin’ to save the Net
Here’s Josh Silver of Free Press revving up the crowd at the Save the Internet Party tonight in Memphis at the Gibson Guitar Factory. Later they charge onto the dance floor for the filming of a new viral video on Net Neutrality.
A Successful media policy research conference!
We just finished my most pressing responsibility in Memphis, the Media Policy Research Pre-conference that my group the Social Science Research Council organized to gather academics to discuss research needs in media and telecommunications public policy for the coming year. I frankly had some concerns about how successful the event would be, with several fairly…
MacArthur panel discusses “Do Videogames Help Kids Learn?”
I just got an email that the MacArthur Foundation is hosting what sounds like a very interesting panel discussion on videogames and learning on February 8 in Chicago. The presentation I’m most interested in is by Sasha Barab of Indiana University who will demo his latest project, Quest Atlantis, "an immersive online world designed to…
Off to Memphis for the weekend
I’m off to Memphis tomorrow to participate in the National Conference on Media Reform, put on by Free Press. And as excited as I am to be with 3,000 media activists, researchers and policy-makers, right now I just want me some Memphis barbeque. I have fantasies about making it out to Graceland, but I think…
Darfur, Open Source and 12-sim Monsters — just another crazy day in virtuality
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. It was a crazy flippin’ day in SL to be sure. At 2PM, I beamed into the Infinite Mind sim to catch Mia Farrow, John Heffernan and several other notable personages talking about the deteriorating situation in Darfur. Ms. Farrow spoke passionately about the…
“Videogames for Good” meeting, January 12 in Memphis
Just got an email from Suzanne Seggerman, head of Games for Change, that they will be organizing a session on "Videogames for Good" at the upcoming National Conference on Media Reform in Memphis this coming weekend. Why a session on videogames? Here’s what Suzanne writes: Videogames are increasingly ubiquitous. More than half of all Americans…