March 26th 2008
Westminster University’s CAMRI Research Centre and CBBC are staging a one day conference on children and virtual worlds – the online phenomenon capturing so many younger users in the last few years. From Club Penguin to World of Warcraft, kids are immersed in these multi-player experiences and this conference this conference will offer demonstrations, discussion and research on this new form of media for children.
The conference will run from 10.00am - 5.30pm at the University of Westminster 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS. You can register at www.ChildrenInVirtualWorlds.org.uk
Last year the University of Westminster carried out a research project for Save Kids’ TV collating the body of research which looks at the positive effects of children’s television on the young people who watch. We are pleased to be able to support this conference which should further extend understanding of kids’ media practice and their need for security and support in these online worlds.
