tech | Liam O'Donnell

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,...

Hello Kitty Online players must sing for their beta

by liam | Feb 24, 2008 | gaming, literacy, media

Like many folks following virtual worlds for kids, I was pleasantly surprised when Sanrio announced they were to release a Hello Kitty virtual world, Hello Kitty Online. And probably like many vw folks, I signed up for a beta account. Clearly, I’m not in the...

RezEd gets funding

by liam | Feb 21, 2008 | education, gaming, media, virtual worlds

Not much time to write about this, but the MacArthur Foundation just granted the great folks at Global Kids $72,000 to create RezEd, an online social network for educators intreresting in using virtual worlds in edcuation. From the MacArthur site: The Virtual World...