To mark the 18th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC), a group of teenage videographers has given an online screening of their short videos made in the virtual world of Teen Second Life.
The children – from Finland, the United Kingdom and the United States – each made a one-minute video about child rights during a summer camp led by the New York-based non-profit Global Kids, with support from UNICEF.
The five-week-long project, which all took place in Teen Second Life, began with two weeks of workshops on the CRC using information provided by UNICEF.
The Global Kids campers chose a theme raised by the CRC and, during the final three weeks of the project, learned the art of ‘machinima’, or video-making in a virtual environment.
The online public screening was a red-carpet affair on Global Kids Island in Teen Second Life. Each camper introduced his or her own machinima video and answered questions on the camp experience.
The videos covered topics such as drugs, health care, the media, play, disabilities and children in armed conflict. They were shown alongside a selection of real-world short videos made by teenagers taking part in the ‘One Minute Jrs’ project run by UNICEF and the Sandberg Institute. Watching the shorts had been a part of the campers’ training during the summer.
Outside the online screening room stood a large virtual birthday card commemorating the 18th anniversary of the CRC. Visitors could click on it and be sent directly to the UNICEF website for more information on child rights, and to view the videos.
Almost 100 visitors sent their online identities, or avatars, to the screening. Global Kids handed out free virtual popcorn and child rights t-shirts, and threw a virtual dance party to celebrate the successful project.
Related links:
Teen Second Life
Child rights in Second Life
UNICEF - CRC @ 18
www.UNICEF.org
The children – from Finland, the United Kingdom and the United States – each made a one-minute video about child rights during a summer camp led by the New York-based non-profit Global Kids, with support from UNICEF.
The five-week-long project, which all took place in Teen Second Life, began with two weeks of workshops on the CRC using information provided by UNICEF.
The Global Kids campers chose a theme raised by the CRC and, during the final three weeks of the project, learned the art of ‘machinima’, or video-making in a virtual environment.
The online public screening was a red-carpet affair on Global Kids Island in Teen Second Life. Each camper introduced his or her own machinima video and answered questions on the camp experience.
The videos covered topics such as drugs, health care, the media, play, disabilities and children in armed conflict. They were shown alongside a selection of real-world short videos made by teenagers taking part in the ‘One Minute Jrs’ project run by UNICEF and the Sandberg Institute. Watching the shorts had been a part of the campers’ training during the summer.
Outside the online screening room stood a large virtual birthday card commemorating the 18th anniversary of the CRC. Visitors could click on it and be sent directly to the UNICEF website for more information on child rights, and to view the videos.
Almost 100 visitors sent their online identities, or avatars, to the screening. Global Kids handed out free virtual popcorn and child rights t-shirts, and threw a virtual dance party to celebrate the successful project.
Related links:
Teen Second Life
Child rights in Second Life
UNICEF - CRC @ 18
www.UNICEF.org
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