Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative

After spend the school year learning the basics of creating machinima in Second Life, this week the youth leaders have completed their five 30-second long Public Service Announcements.

Each of the five teams selected a different issue related to digital media around which to create their PSA. Working on their own and with other teen residents of Second Life, they created their avatars, costumes, sets and props. Post-production was done on computers provided by the Museum of the Moving Image, who helped develop and teach some of the program.

The videos below are the students first attempt to create Second Life-based machinima around important social issues.

View it on YouTube here.

Also available for download and to be podcast:

• For pocasting on ipods


• For general use

UPDATE:

We have also been getting in some great comments on the PSA's read some below.

All of you keep up the great work. We look forward to your future input on the Main Grid. :) - KorbinKing

YAY! Well done, guys!!
Great PSAs!
And the DDR thingy is amazing, hehe.
- FaerieDevilish

Great work guys! Can't wait to see more from you!
- BlueLinden

Absolutely inspirational! I plan to take the first few minutes of each class in SL today to view these with my 8th grade students, and to pass the URl on to all the other teachers in my district!! Kudos!
- Peggy, Ramapo Junior High

I watched it this afternoon. Really great. Tell the teens I love what they're creating.
- Claudia Linden, Teen Grid Manager