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Serious Games Initiative

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. It caught mine as I'm interested in the role of play in problem-solving, what ever the scope of the problem. From inspiring young cancer patients to fighting poverty to peaceful resistance of oppressive regimes.

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first genre of games that I'm exploring is "immersive web or persistent world or metaverse " or " massively multiplayer nnline game (MMOG) " It's defined as a digital game with a virtual world that is a setting for role-playing, events, entertainment, and other activities. So I joined. not virtual Tate Modern, though.)

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s what’s pissing me off: The reason I have to fight every time to do these stories [like Darfur] is because the truth is that it’s hard to get the majority of Americans…to care. ” (not in video). Crowdsourcing killed punk rock…Crowdsourcing kills art…It’s bullshit. That is a huge mistake.” starts around 16:46). “I

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