New Media Consortium

4/25/2008 New Media Consortium. As part of Clever Zebra's vBusiness Expo, Metanomics interviewed Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO of the New Media Consortium, "a community of hundreds of leading universities, colleges, museums, and research centers. NMC stimulates and furthers the exploration and use of new media and technologies for learning and creative expression," and is the largest educational project of any kind in virtual worlds.

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Dr. Johnson recently testified to the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the US Congress. In addition to discussing his recent testimony and government policy to develop virtual worlds, the event focused on issues surrounding education activity. In particular, this event included suggestions to overcome the "game taint" of academic activity in virtual worlds and the new liabilities universities face, such as online harassment of students.

Recommended Reading:

1. Read about NMC's three core initiatives.

2. Read about Johnson's testimony, or watch the webcast.

3. Learn more about Clever Zebra's 4-day vBusiness Expo, which will hold events on virtual workplace, virtual education, virtual marketing, and virtual commerce. Register here.