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RootCampSL: Machinima Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last Sunday, I drove like a bat out of hell from my Sharing Foundation board meeting in New Hampshire to my computer so I could log in to the RootsCampSL session on "U sing Machinima for Social Change and Political Action." Machinima (muh-sheen-eh-mah). is this what JP is talking about?). (Hmm. A great FAQ is here.

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Machinima Festival and NTC Video Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'd also like to point out a video genre that has been used for social change: machimina. Machinima, derived from the words ???machine??? The Museum of the Moving Image is hosting the 2006 Machinima Festival this weekend in NYC. Need more inspiration to create video or machinima for social change? Check this out.

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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

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By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. For the first time, this year's Games for Change Festival created an opportunity for producers of games in development to get live feedback from leading game designers, educators, and funders on the main stage. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. JURY FEEDBACK. MOTHER NATURE.

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RootsCamp Second Life Schedule

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The session I want to attend is on November 12 from 1-2 PM PST and called "" Using Machinima for Social Change / Political Action" lead by Paul Marino. RootsCampSL got underway yesterday and I attended the start up meeting. Rik has a good post here. Ruby Sinreich is one of the organizers.

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NPTechTag Roundup: Election Debriefs and Wikis in Your Kitchen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

15th including a session on using Machinima to create political and social change videos. Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens.

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NpTech Tag: Stop Cyberbulling Day is Today!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

where you vote for one of the finalists in the NTEN Video Content or watch a machinima about Nonprofits in Second Life. Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post about the continuum of change ranging from entitlement to enterprise. The Bamboo Project gives up the round up of places to find great multimedia content online. What do you think?

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