By Christian Konczal Two months ago I was told to pack my bags because I was chosen to accompany the BREAKAWAY team on their journey across the globe. I was ecstatic. BREAKAWAY’s mission to help end violence against women and girls nationwide is a goal that is crucial and necessary. BREAKAWAY’s recent achievement at being […]
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by Michael Goldman and Keeshawn Nicholson If you’re a college student, you understand the value of a dollar, and you’ve began to personally experience the old adage ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’. The cost of books, tuition, and hanging out with friends on the weekend adds up and getting a job becomes the ideal solution […]
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By Mike Goldman A select team of videographers and producers from the Emergent Media Center had the opportunity to go to the Vermont Climate Economy Summit at Vermont Technical College last week. The objective of the day was film and edit a comprehensive video of the day’s events that would be shown to all the attendees at […]
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By Michael Goldman I recently had the pleasure of taking part in John Bank’s Media for Social Innovation class that he was overseeing down at the EMC. The class was beginning right next to me while I was working on my computer, and John was kind enough to invite me to participate. The exercise, in […]
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By Michael Goldman and Devin Carlin The Emergent Media Center is always looking at new technologies that can potentially improve the ease of access and functionality of our various projects. Our lab-techs were asked to keep an eye out on any upcoming technologies that they felt could really have a positive impact on the […]
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By Michael Goldman/Bianca Roa This past summer, the Emergent Media Center (EMC) was proud to receive a nomination for their game BREAKAWAY chosen as one of the top 20 international Information and Computing Technology (ICT) applications addressing violence against women and girls. This year on January 26th, the EMC was notified that they were one of four finalist for the Womanity award offered […]
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By Ann DeMarle As we turn to the holiday season, I’ve been reflecting on all of the travel we’ve done during holidays past due to our United Nations sponsored BREAKAWAY, the game initiative addressing violence against women and girls. It may be the EMC project mostly likely to be nominated as the soul of the […]
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By Giuseppe Liquori I decided to explore what kind of games people enjoy and how they enjoy them, asking the EMC students and our social media following. In a completely unscientific approach, a survey was sent out with various gaming related questions asking what kind of games you like and why. Contrary to your parents’ […]
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by Giuseppe Liquori Burlington, VT – The EMC prides itself on creating games with a mission. BREAKAWAY’s goal is to prevent violence against women by reinforcing a message of gender equality to children and teens. Breath BioFeedback was a game designed to help children with Cystic Fibrosis with their breathing exercises. Continuing this theme, we […]
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By Giuseppe Liquori Burlington, VT- The nightmare before Christmas is now behind us on the calendar, but in case you missed the spooky Halloween shenanigans, here’s a recap. The EMC was haunted by Champlain College’s very own Chauncey T. Beaver. The college mascot spent the day creeping up on unsuspecting staff, students, and even the […]
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