Research paper published on SL donating
A recent document entitled 'Play: Second and First Life'. Which outlines research about the meaning of playing, Second Life and donations.
Project target | Play: Second and First LifeBased on the game/environment “Second Life“ the participants had developed enhancements, additions, applications, services or products. Those were developed for Second Life itself, for the real world or for references and connections between those worlds.
For a better understandingf of the aspects of communities and the Social Web, an elaborated analysis phase took place at the beginning of this project with a closer look on the meaning and importance of playing.
The paper also spotlights the UNICEF ambassadors work in Second Life and some of the combined events that Global Kids and UNICEF have hosted in TSL. Excerpts from the paper on that are below.
Some UNICEF ambassadors already created some buildings and a surrounding on Second Live. The community organizes workshops, inform other Avatars about their work and the organisation itself. There is also a Global Kids institution which cares also about the kids, their needs and they also try to help to get people interested into children problems all over the world — give them another platform to discuss some things and in the best to do also something in real.
Competition by Global Kids and UNICEF on Second Life Global Kids and UNICEF teamed up to host the „World Fit for Children“ contest on the island. Groups of teens met up on the online island to attend a workshop covering a diverse array of global issues that UNICEF addresses, such as hunger, education, child sex trafficking, and genocide in Darfur. Then Global Kids teams each built an exhibit in Second Life that addresses one or more of the issues. Entries were judged by a group of teens selected to represent UNICEF.
This contest was just one way that Global Kids is engaging with teens in Second Life, and they are getting rave reviews from the participants. Teens who take part in programs on Global Kids Island are encouraged to blog about their experiences and provide feedback through online surveys. Many participants express real excitement about exploring social issues, a sense of empowerment, and a realization that they can affect social change. One teen wrote, „I am going to make a difference in the world, and I will have all of you to thank for giving me that big push!“
