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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. Although I could participate via Second Life. Check this out.

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Second Life and Alzheimer's Exhibit Coming to Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is so much happening in Second Life with nonprofits, educational institutions, museums, and libraries that it is hard to keep up. The amazing Wayne MacPhail has been helping the Alzheimer Society of Ontario and Second Life Library 2.0 curator Shadow Fugazi put together a photo exhibition in Second Life.

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

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This " Demo Spotlight " highlighted six upcoming games to present their work in front of a stellar jury: Frank Lantz of Zynga New York and NYU, Ken Perlin of the Games for Learning Institute , and Connie Yowell from the MacArthur Foundation. SOS_SLAVES. Include "embedded assessment" (tracking hits, how long a player is on the site, etc).

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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. The library community has a large presence on Second Life at Information Island which is where the TechSoup SL Virtual Office is located. YouthNet Blog which offers insights into youth issues, volunteering trends, charity life and more in the UK.

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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. Random Thoughts on Life and Work points us to an excellent resource on wiki adoption patterns. The Bamboo Project gives up the round up of places to find great multimedia content online.

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