Blog | Liam O'Donnell

links for 2008-05-20

by liam | May 20, 2008 | weekly feedings

1988 video explains Habitat virtual world Lucasfilm’s Habitat was one of (if not the) first graphic-based virtual worlds. I was too busy playing Curse of the Azure Bonds to notice it. Shame. (tags: VirtualWorlds videogames mmo history technology habitat...

links for 2008-05-16

by liam | May 16, 2008 | weekly feedings

Teens making summer cash in virtual worlds “With summer jobs in short supply, more young people are pursuing money-making opportunities in Web fantasy worlds.” Another reason why teaching 21st century skills to teens is so important. (tags: secondlife...

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,...

Net Neutrality: an open source explanation

by liam | May 5, 2008 | literacy, media

If I could, I’d wear this video as a hat and broadcast to all who see me. You might also enjoy: Traffic shaping/Net Neutrality on CBC news GamingEdus Open House & Minecraft Mayhem at Academy of Impossible open for...

Sci-fi Sunday with Visions of Science

by liam | May 4, 2008 | education, literacy

Today is going to be a good day. The sun is shining and I have several great science fiction stories to read. They’re all part of the Visions of Science Imagine 2008 young writers competition and I have the honour of being one of the competition judges. What is...

links for 2008-05-03

by liam | May 3, 2008 | weekly feedings

Canadians to be shut out from online movie downloads? “Legitimate online video services have already been slow in coming to Canada, but because of download limits being imposed by the country’s major internet service providers, they may never really get...