Campus of Hope: Using the Virtual World to Improve Our World John Cristiano Bruce Maxim Matthew Sable Ford College Community Challenge Ford Motor Company Fund

John Cristiano

Bruce Maxim

Matthew Sable

Approach: The University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) will leverage technology to develop and build a structure for establishing sustainable communities that bridges the virtual and real worlds. Using the Second Life environment communities will be on multiple dimensions and levels with the initial application of this approach benefiting food banks in Michigan.

Approach:

The University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) will leverage technology to develop and build a structure for establishing sustainable communities that bridges the virtual and real worlds.

Using the Second Life environment communities will be on multiple dimensions and levels with the initial application of this approach benefiting food banks in Michigan.

Campus of Hope

Campus of Hope

Key Features: Student led establishment of a “Sustainable Communities” presence in the virtual world of Second Life® that will facilitate the social networking of organizations with common missions centered around the pillars of community activity that are the focus of the Ford Motor Company Fund. This initial presence will be further developed over time, for key community organizations that are consistent with the pillars (e.g., The Henry Ford in the American Heritage wing).

Key Features:

Student led establishment of a “Sustainable Communities” presence in the virtual world of Second Life® that will facilitate the social networking of organizations with common missions centered around the pillars of community activity that are the focus of the Ford Motor Company Fund.

This initial presence will be further developed over time, for key community organizations that are consistent with the pillars (e.g., The Henry Ford in the American Heritage wing).

Key Features: Building of communities on multiple levels (high school, college, community organization, industry) and in multiple dimensions (real and virtual worlds) Food Banks, Agencies, Donors, Volunteers, Funding Sources Facilitates the awareness, education, and problem solving around pressing social issues, allowing for the exchange of best practices and development of solutions in the virtual world which can be implemented in the real world. Virtual food drive, process simulation, best practice toolbox

Key Features:

Building of communities on multiple levels (high school, college, community organization, industry) and in multiple dimensions (real and virtual worlds) Food Banks, Agencies, Donors, Volunteers, Funding Sources

Facilitates the awareness, education, and problem solving around pressing social issues, allowing for the exchange of best practices and development of solutions in the virtual world which can be implemented in the real world. Virtual food drive, process simulation, best practice toolbox

Building Sustainable Community: Food Bank Council of Michigan CECS Senior Design Students CECS Faculty Student Organizations High School Community DAPCEP Students Ford PAS Students Student Organizations Industry Community Grocery Retailers & Distributors Restaurants Trucking & Logistics Food Bank Community Gleaners Community Food Banks Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Mid-Michigan Food Bank Food Bank Council of Michigan UM-Dearborn Community

Key Features: Provides a vehicle for educating high school and college students on science and engineering while they work to address a pressing social need. x

Key Features:

Provides a vehicle for educating high school and college students on science and engineering while they work to address a pressing social need.

Screenshot of campus under development

Screenshot of campus under development

Contact Information Email: [email_address] . edu or [email_address] . edu Web Site: http: //gamelab . cis . umd . umich . edu SLURL: http: //slurl . com/secondlife/UM %20Dearborn/236/26/21

Email:

[email_address] . edu or [email_address] . edu

Web Site:

http: //gamelab . cis . umd . umich . edu

SLURL:

http: //slurl . com/secondlife/UM %20Dearborn/236/26/21