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Machinima Festival and NTC Video Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Machinima, derived from the words ???machine??? Combining aspects of animation, game development, puppetry, graffiti, fan fiction, and improvisational theater into a moving image art form, machinima represents the latest frontier of digital popular culture. Need more inspiration to create video or machinima for social change?

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Photography and Machinima on Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Several months ago, I made my first Second Life Machinima, " I'm a Pianist In Second Life " after discovering Robbie Dingo 's instruments. (I I also wanted to mention that New Media Consortium is having fab event called "Impact of Digital Media Sympoisum." I have a flute, cello, and grand piano.) So, I stayed away.

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NpTech Tag: Stop Cyberbulling Day is Today!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Digital Diner has an excellent post on photo management tools and the limits of consumer projects in an enterprise setting. The post goes on to describe a Digital Asset Management System. Digital Storytelling, Media, and Communications. TechSoup hosted an online event about digital story telling.

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