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USC’s Network Culture Project Awards More Than $1 Million Lindens for “Second Life and the Public Good Community Challenge”
 
Project Highlights Potential of Community Development in Virtual Worlds
 
The University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication’s Network Culture Project is proud to announce the top three teams in the Second Life and the Public Good Community Challenge. Over the course of the past two weeks, five finalists selected from twenty-seven initial entries have worked in Second Life to create spaces devoted to philanthropic causes. In addition, each team has advocated for additional funding, encouraging visitors to vote in support of their project.

The University of Southern California at Annenberg (USC) School of Communication Network Culture Project is offering a contest open to Second Life residents. The goal is to plan and build something within SL that uses this virtual world to enhance, develop or sustain the public good.


The USC Network Culture Project is hosting a Community Challenge entitled Second Life and the Public Good; request for Proposals is now available on the web at http://networkculture.usc.edu. Teams and individuals can apply to win a three month grant of L$100,000 per month with land to develop their vision for real world action.


The MacArthur Foundation in association with The MIT Press and The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education present "Totally Wired:How Technology is Changing Kids and Learning", a conference hosted by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to celebrate the publication of the MacArthur Series on Digital Media and Learning.


What are kids learning in Virtual Worlds?
Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California

What are kids learning in Virtual Worlds?
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Davidson Conference Center,
University of Southern California


USC Center on Public Diplomacy Panel Supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Participate in Interdependence Day, Mexico City