Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Girl Gamers' and Gender Equity Summit
Leading North American female game designers and scholars will come together with young women gamers on Aug. 12-15 at Columbia College Chicago to look at the female voice in the digital gaming industry.
The 3G Summit: The Future of Girls, Gaming, and Gender is an unprecedented four-day initiative to engage 50 'girl gamers' from Chicago-area high schools in a series of discussions and workshops designed to foster professional mentorship and ignite exchange about their place in the gaming culture.
Promotion materials for the summit say it's a rare opportunity to learn what young women want from electronic and online games, and according to organizers, is specifically designed to help change the conversation in education and in the world of technology as it provides insight into gender equity and gaming. It also looks at how digital games delivered over mobile phones and social networking sites can be used for social awareness, civic engagement, and cultural expression.
Students will develop concepts for their own games over the course of the weekend under the mentorship of the five professional female game designers as the final deliverable for the summit. Senior Columbia College Interactive Arts and Media students will develop the concepts into games as a fall semester project.
Following this inaugural year of the summit, the presenters plan to extend the program through afterschool components and continued engagement between the girls and their mentors, including the summit's blog site.
Source: Columbia College Chicago
The 3G Summit: The Future of Girls, Gaming, and Gender is an unprecedented four-day initiative to engage 50 'girl gamers' from Chicago-area high schools in a series of discussions and workshops designed to foster professional mentorship and ignite exchange about their place in the gaming culture.
Promotion materials for the summit say it's a rare opportunity to learn what young women want from electronic and online games, and according to organizers, is specifically designed to help change the conversation in education and in the world of technology as it provides insight into gender equity and gaming. It also looks at how digital games delivered over mobile phones and social networking sites can be used for social awareness, civic engagement, and cultural expression.
Students will develop concepts for their own games over the course of the weekend under the mentorship of the five professional female game designers as the final deliverable for the summit. Senior Columbia College Interactive Arts and Media students will develop the concepts into games as a fall semester project.
Following this inaugural year of the summit, the presenters plan to extend the program through afterschool components and continued engagement between the girls and their mentors, including the summit's blog site.
Source: Columbia College Chicago
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Really? Wedding Ettiquette for the Tech Savvy?
Don't Tweet About My Wedding.
WeddingChannel.com Gives the Download on Wedding Guest Etiquette in a Digital World
GuestGuide Updates Wedding Guests on Modern-Day Dos & Don'ts:
Ever announce someone else's engagement on Facebook by accident? Or complain about a pricey bridesmaid dress on Twitter? If so, according to WeddingChannel.com, you've committed a wedding guest digital don't.
With more than 100 million guests attending a wedding this summer, the editors at WeddingChannel.com,have created the Ultimate Wedding Guest Guide to help wedding guests navigate modern-day wedding dos and don'ts.
"From Facebook and Twitter to foursquare and Flickr, when it comes to wedding guests, brides have more to worry about than just whether a guest will wear white," says Sharon Stimpfle, deputy Wedding Channel website director.
"In an over-sharing online world, guests are posting Facebook status updates while they're at the wedding and even trying to RSVP on Twitter, leaving brides feeling frustrated and over-exposed."
To clue in wedding guests on what's not okay when it comes to online sharing, the editors at WeddingChannel.com have determined the top five digital wedding guest don'ts.
TOP FIVE DIGITAL WEDDING GUEST DON'Ts:
DON'T GIVE A WEDDING DAY PLAY-BY-PLAY
"Just checked into John and Jane's wedding."
"Bride walking down the aisle now."
It may be hard to resist, but sharing minute-by-minute details about someone else's wedding on Facebook, Twitter or foursquare is not okay. Let the bride check-in to her own wedding if she wants. And when it comes to the engagement – make sure you ask the bride whether the happy news is public yet – she might've only told a few friends so far and probably won't appreciate you sharing her engagement news on Facebook instead of her.
DON'T BE THE PAPARAZZI
Just because you post what you eat every day on Flickr, doesn't mean the bride wants her bachelorette party, bridal shower and wedding seen by the world. According to a WeddingChannel.com poll, 40% of brides said posting photos online without permission or even a heads-up was their biggest digital wedding gripe. So ask before posting wedding-related photos and videos, and don't even think about posting unflattering wedding pictures and risque bachelorette party videos.
DON'T RSVP VIA TWEET
Unless the bride said "RSVP on Twitter," chances are she wants you to RSVP via mail. Not to mention, posting on your friend's Facebook wall may trigger drama. Who knows who the bride didn't invite!
DON'T COMPLAIN ONLINE
Bride's being a bridezilla?
Hate your bridesmaid dress?
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't post it online—because chances are it will spread like viral fire, and you don't want the bride to find out. Or do you?
DON'T FORGET THE GIFT
In this digital age, it doesn't take that much effort to go online and buy a gift—especially when you can easily find a couple's registry.
For more on etiquette tips for all you tech savvy texters, tweeters and bloggers...I guess this is where I direct you to the website -- which, I may have mentioned a few times here. If you missed it - click here for their version of the ultimate etiquette guide!
SOURCE WeddingChannel.com
WeddingChannel.com Gives the Download on Wedding Guest Etiquette in a Digital World
GuestGuide Updates Wedding Guests on Modern-Day Dos & Don'ts:
Ever announce someone else's engagement on Facebook by accident? Or complain about a pricey bridesmaid dress on Twitter? If so, according to WeddingChannel.com, you've committed a wedding guest digital don't.
With more than 100 million guests attending a wedding this summer, the editors at WeddingChannel.com,have created the Ultimate Wedding Guest Guide to help wedding guests navigate modern-day wedding dos and don'ts.
"From Facebook and Twitter to foursquare and Flickr, when it comes to wedding guests, brides have more to worry about than just whether a guest will wear white," says Sharon Stimpfle, deputy Wedding Channel website director.
"In an over-sharing online world, guests are posting Facebook status updates while they're at the wedding and even trying to RSVP on Twitter, leaving brides feeling frustrated and over-exposed."
To clue in wedding guests on what's not okay when it comes to online sharing, the editors at WeddingChannel.com have determined the top five digital wedding guest don'ts.
TOP FIVE DIGITAL WEDDING GUEST DON'Ts:
DON'T GIVE A WEDDING DAY PLAY-BY-PLAY
"Just checked into John and Jane's wedding."
"Bride walking down the aisle now."
It may be hard to resist, but sharing minute-by-minute details about someone else's wedding on Facebook, Twitter or foursquare is not okay. Let the bride check-in to her own wedding if she wants. And when it comes to the engagement – make sure you ask the bride whether the happy news is public yet – she might've only told a few friends so far and probably won't appreciate you sharing her engagement news on Facebook instead of her.
DON'T BE THE PAPARAZZI
Just because you post what you eat every day on Flickr, doesn't mean the bride wants her bachelorette party, bridal shower and wedding seen by the world. According to a WeddingChannel.com poll, 40% of brides said posting photos online without permission or even a heads-up was their biggest digital wedding gripe. So ask before posting wedding-related photos and videos, and don't even think about posting unflattering wedding pictures and risque bachelorette party videos.
DON'T RSVP VIA TWEET
Unless the bride said "RSVP on Twitter," chances are she wants you to RSVP via mail. Not to mention, posting on your friend's Facebook wall may trigger drama. Who knows who the bride didn't invite!
DON'T COMPLAIN ONLINE
Bride's being a bridezilla?
Hate your bridesmaid dress?
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't post it online—because chances are it will spread like viral fire, and you don't want the bride to find out. Or do you?
DON'T FORGET THE GIFT
In this digital age, it doesn't take that much effort to go online and buy a gift—especially when you can easily find a couple's registry.
For more on etiquette tips for all you tech savvy texters, tweeters and bloggers...I guess this is where I direct you to the website -- which, I may have mentioned a few times here. If you missed it - click here for their version of the ultimate etiquette guide!
SOURCE WeddingChannel.com
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