eModeration interviewed on BBC’s Digital Planet::
The Children in Virtual Worlds Conference at the University of Westminster on 22 May 2008 (see our Press Release of 11.03.08) was hugely informative and very well attended by a cross-section of professionals with a vested interested in the subject: brands, academic researchers, teachers, game creators, producers and technologists. eModeration’s CEO, Tamara Littleton, gave an overview of the new moderation and safety techniques being used in virtual worlds and immersive gaming environments for children: the white paper she recently published on the subject can be found here: Five Techniques for Creating Safer Environments for Children.
This was the first conference of its type in the UK, and it attracted some media attention: for those who missed the event itself, the BBC World Service ‘Digital Planet’ programme broadcast a really interesting series of interviews which touched on a number of the issues explored at greater length in the conference. Tamara Littleton talks about the importance on integrating moderation into the design of a world early on, the differences between in-game and invisible moderators, and the developments in intelligent filters to be used alongside the human moderators. Follow the link to listen or download the podcast:
Other speakers at the conference included Richard Deverell, Controller, BBC Children's and Dr Adrian Woolard, Head of Innovation, BBC Future Media and Technology, 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), and Paul Massey (K&L Gates).