Tag Archives: BREAKAWAY

THE EMC WALKS TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE AT LAURA’S MARCH

Burlington, VT – On September 12th, 2015, Oakledge Park was filled with friends of the late Laura Kate  Winterbottom as well as members of the Chittenden County community. Together they gathered on Laura’s birthday to prepare for the tenth anniversary of her 5 kilometer March. Organized by the LKW Memorial Fund, the event seeks to […]

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Summer and the EMC

by Giuseppe Liquori Burlington, VT– After a long, cold winter, it’s finally time for summer and a quick EMC update! After a short break at the end of the semester, EMC work resumed mid-May. Teams dove headfirst into their projects: The Enter the Cave team is in the midst of developing its game for a […]

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BREAKAWAY Member Mariana Speaks on the Impact of 2014 BREAKAWAY Camps in El Salvador

As an international undergraduate student from El Salvador studying in Burlington, Vermont, I never imagined that my 4000-kilometer journey north would bring me closer to, and enable me to positively influence change in, the youth of my nation. After the enthusiastic response from our partners, facilitators and camp participants during the first year of BREAKAWAY […]

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TBT – BREAKAWAY Team’s First Game Testing in St. Lucia 2009

  By Keeshawn Nicholson December 17, 2009 marks the day the BREAKAWAY team landed in the Caribbean island, St. Lucia, to do their first game testing. The renown free online game for ending violence against women had only one episode at the time, today it has thirteen. This trip marked the beginning of something great, a testing […]

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Student Spotlight: Hannah Marchitell

By Hannah Wood Get to know the students that are the driving force of the Emergent Media Center. Student Spotlight features one of our current students, highlights what they’re doing here, and some fun facts about them. Meet Hannah Marchitell. Hannah is a first year MFA student and holds a bachelor’s degree in social documentation […]

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Bluebird BBQ’s community night helps BREAKAWAY team get closer to reaching their fundraising goal

By Keeshawn Nicholson I think it is time we gave a round of applause for Emergent Media Center’s courageous and innovative football game BREAKAWAY and its team! Last Wednesday the game gained awareness through success in the team’s fundraising event at Bluebird BBQ’s community night. BREAKAWAY, a computer game developed by over 120 Champlain College students […]

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Champlain’s Emergent Media Center Showcases the Power of the All-new MakerLab at the Mini Maker Faire

By Keeshawn Nicholson Caption for above image: BREAKAWAY character in 3D print Can you believe that there was once no such thing as a place where makers, crafters, inventors, artists and scientists could come together to showcase their contributions to Maker culture? Fortunately, today there is the Mini Maker Faire hosted by MAKE magazine, the […]

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The Grand Opening of the EMC MakerLab

by Giuseppe Liquori “There are limitless opportunities for students to make whatever they’d like.” – Michael Taranto President Laackman sent the tweet that cut the ribbon and marked the opening of Champlain College Emergent Media Center’s Maker Lab! The grand opening ended up being a success. Many people attended to listen to great speakers and experience […]

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BREAKAWAY fundraising campaign is underway!

By Kyle Patterson The game BREAKAWAY, created at the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College, is currently raising funds to sponsor a trip to El Salvador to continue the BREAKAWAY initiative! By donating to BREAKAWAY our team can establish a self-sustaining BREAKAWAY camp model in El Salvador in 2014 that will continue to create change […]

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Championing BREAKAWAY in El Salvador

This snippet is re-posted from the EMC’s “Games Take on Violence Against Women” blog, chronicling the milestones and international journeys of the BREAKAWAY electronic game project. Read the full post here. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— We are breathing fresh air into this blog these next two weeks. It has been quiet not because important work spreading BREAKAWAY wasn’t […]

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