Children in Virtual Worlds Conference - May 2008

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.
Keynote speakers include Richard Deverell, Controller, BBC Children's and Dr
Adrian Woolard, Head of Innovation, BBC Future Media and Technology. 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).In addition to the panels and
presentations there will be demonstrations of technology to do with virtual
worlds and 3D media. 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.

Tamara Littleton will be giving an overview of the new moderation and safety techniques being used in virtual worlds and immersive gaming environments for children, with particular reference to the UK.

When: Thursday 22nd May, 10.00am - 5.30pm
Where: The University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS
To register go to www.ChildrenInVirtualWorlds.org.uk