Starting this Sunday, August 12, NMC launches a fascinating new symposium discussing creativity and education in the virtual space. By the looks of things, this is a very serious conference, charging entrance fees and asking people to register early. The event will contain six different components that search to dissect the issues at hand through a six-day schedule. The structure includes (from NMC):
- Studio Sessions - self-paced, hands-on studio sessions in machinima, fashion, sculpture/modeling, and virtual photography with access to expert instructors;
- Breakout Sessions - highly interactive 90-minute sessions on topics like basic and advanced building concepts, avatar design, scripting, machinima, photography, creative teaching techniques, and more;
- Featured Sessions - keynotes, panel discussions, tours;
- Learning Exposition - a showcase of easy-to-learn techniques, links to educational sites, and video learning;
- Parade of Sims - a set of tours led by the people who built and created some of the most sophisticated islands in Second Life;
- Social and Arts Events - a special series of exhibitions and performances, including DanCoyote and his talented ZeroG dancers
