[ecrea] Children in Virtual Worlds - free one-day conference, 22 May 2008, London

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>CHILDREN IN VIRTUAL WORLDS
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>A one-day conference, London, 22 May 2008
>* Attendance is FREE *
>http://www.childreninvirtualworlds.org.uk
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>BBC Children's and the University of Westminster invite you to the first
>conference in the UK to draw together producers and researchers working on
>virtual worlds and immersive gaming environments for children aged 7-11
>online.
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>Keynote speakers include Richard Deverell, Controller, BBC Children's and Dr
>Adrian Woolard, Head of Innovation, BBC Future Media and Technology.
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>Other speakers include representatives from Club Penguin, Moshi Monsters,
>and Lego Universe; Prof David Gauntlett (University of Westminster), Lizzie
>Jackson (University of Westminster), Dr Diane Carr (Centre for the Study of
>Children, Youth and Media), Marc Goodchild (Head of Interactive and On
>Demand, BBC Children's), Aleks Krotoski (Guardian Unlimited), Tamara
>Littleton (eModeration.com) and Paul Massey (K&L Gates).
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>In addition to the panels and presentations there will be demonstrations of
>technology to do with virtual worlds and 3D media.
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>The conference will be of interest to academics, producers, online community
>managers, game creators, teachers, and technologists. It aims to facilitate
>the exchange of ideas between producers and academics on virtual and
>immersive media for children and to stimulate the production of high
>quality, creative, social media content for children in the UK.
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>When: Thursday 22nd May, 10.00am - 5.30pm
>Where: The University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS
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>To register go to http://www.childreninvirtualworlds.org.uk
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>* Attendance is FREE *
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