media | Liam O'Donnell

First impressions: Wizard 101

by liam | Jun 13, 2008 | gaming, media, virtual worlds

Last night, I got my beta invitation to Kingsisle Entertainment’s new mmo for kids: Wizard 101 and although I’m still a mere Novice Conjurer who hasn’t explored much beyond Unicorn Way, I am impressed with the game so far. Wizard 101 answers the...

Bill Moyers throws it down on media reform

by liam | Jun 10, 2008 | literacy, media

Speaking at the National Conference on Media Reform, Bill Moyers outlines the dismal landscape that is mainstream media today, while encouraging all viewers, listeners and readers to demand that the media tells “what we need to know.” More at alternet.org...

Doodle 4 Google continues in-school branding campaign

by liam | May 12, 2008 | education, literacy, media

A few months ago, I asked if I was the only one troubled by Doodle 4 Google, the in-school marketing campaign art competition put on by the good folks at Google. Since then, over 16, 000 K – 12 students across the United States have spent valuable class time...

Advancing learning in a digital age

by liam | May 10, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds

Yesterday was the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Inaugural Symposium, Logging Into the Playground: How Digital Media Are Shaping Children’s Learning, in New York City and thanks to the wonders of streaming media and virtual worlds like Second Life, I was able to take...

Infesting wisely tonight, er I mean next week, in Toronto

by liam | May 8, 2008 | media

Reluctant media king, author, blogger and web host of the Liam O’Donnell online empire, Jim Munroe is holding a very special screening of his lo-fi classic-to-be, Infest Wisely, to celebrate the release of the DVD of the movie. Update: the screening is May 15th,...