NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life

Here's another great machinima news report from my buddy Draxtor Dupres. This time he covers the USC Network Culture Project's Public Good Challenge in Second Life. It's a nice frame for looking at the potential of virtual worlds for more than just commerce and entertainment. I was honored to serve as one of the selection panel members for the Public Good Challenge. You can even see a bit of my avatar sitting besides my hero Howard Rheingold. Good stuff, Drax!

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For those that weren't able to be there, here's a quick rundown of what I spoke about at the Non-profit Commons mini-track at the Second Life Community Convention this past weekend in Tampa, Florida. While this year's non-profit track had less folks participating than last year, we had some great exchanges with non-profit innovators like Master Quatro, Sheva Nerad, folks from the American Library Association, USC's Network Culture Project, Native Lands, and several other groups in attendance

The three day Second Life Community Convention from September 5-7, 2008 in Tampa, Florida firmly made the case that some of the most vital and innovative work in the virtual world is being done by the education sector. With 400 some real world participants (plus others beaming in virtually) converging on the grand Marriott Waterside Hotel, the most organized constituency present was clearly the educators and academics. Breaking out from the track format, the education sector organized their

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