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July 19, 2007, 05:03 PM ET
Student Journalists Share Their Work in Second Life
Journalism students at the University of California at Berkeley will show off their reporting, filming, and writing on religion in the virtual world Second Life, beginning on Monday. In five revival-style tents on Nowhereville Island, people can view multimedia presentations on polygamy, Ave Maria College, the so-called lost boys of the Mormon faith, and other topics, says Kara Andrade, a Berkeley journalism student.
Students, represented by digital alter egos, will be available to answer questions about the work. The project, which explores religion in America, is financed by the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education.
In conjunction with the presentation, Ms. Andrade will help moderate a discussion next Sunday about spirituality in a virtual environment, featuring spiritual leaders from real and digital environments. The discussion takes place in Second Life and will be shown on the Second Life Cable Network at 1 p.m. Pacific time.
Ms. Andrade says there is a vibrant religious community in Second Life, with new forms of spirituality taking root there. --Andrea L. Foster
Categories: Virtual-Worlds
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