Fwd: HorizonZero 10.1: PLAY: Growing up digital

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> From: HorizonZero <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri Sep 5, 2003 3:36:14 PM US/Eastern
> To: HorizonZero <[email protected]>
> Subject: HorizonZero 10.1: PLAY: Growing up digital
>
> The Banff New Media Institute and The Department of Canadian Heritage
> are
> pleased to present Issue 10.1 of HorizonZero:
>
> PLAY: growing up digital
>
> http://www.horizonzero.ca
>
> Dueling phantom pigs …a narcoleptic hoary marmot …a sunny LopArt
> sandbox
> …a magic fish mobile. Countless surprises await those who stumble
> into
> HorizonZero's PLAY valley. From learning games and drawing software, to
> ecology simulators and online anti-bullying projects, to
> just-plain-entertaining diversions and journeys to alternate wonderland
> universes, PLAY presents a fun and eclectic demonstration of Canadian
> children's interactive media and games: media made for kids, media
> made by
> kids - and everything in-between.
>
> Why is Canada so prolific when it comes to kids media? How do children
> use
> new technologies? How and why do girls and boys play differently?
> Designed
> to showcase the best in Canadian children's media, HorizonZero 10:
> Growing
> up digital is a giant, fantastical playspace. Let Maury the Hoary
> Marmot
> and Lunette the Loon guide you through our magical PLAY valley - past
> the
> Rather Gloomy Forest, through sunny mountain meadows, along secret
> passages,
> playgrounds, the protozoa pond, and even a girl's fort!
>
> Many delights await the PLAY-ful …
>
> HorizonZero is a bilingual web-publication dedicated to showcasing the
> best
> in Canadian digital arts + culture.
>
> http://www.horizonzero.ca
>
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