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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Teen Grid: A sad state of affairs]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/teen-grid-a-sad-state-of-affairs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/teen-grid-a-sad-state-of-affairs/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/teen-grid-a-sad-state-of-affairs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life/" rel="tag">Second Life</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/roundtable-discussion-2.jpg" /></div>
I logged into the Teen Grid this Saturday to attend a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/machinima/">Machinima</a> tools presentation by HVX Silverstar. Before I could teleport to <a href="http://eye4youalliance.youthtech.info/">Eye4You</a>, I ran into a group of teens gathered on <a href="http://holymeatballs.org/">Global Kids</a> island. <a href="http://www.alexharbinger.com/blog/">Alex Harbinger</a> was holding his monthly intern meeting, with this one being about the state of the <a href="http://teen.secondlife.com/">Teen Grid</a>. <br /><br />Since this topic concerned me, I decided to stick around and weigh in. What I learned was downright depressing. Most of the teens were very unhappy with their current experience on TG. I gathered some of their experiences, including pictures, to share with the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/">Massively</a> readers. I hope this helps you get an accurate description of what they're facing over there.<br /><br />The first part of the event involved a human barometer, with three choices. For each statement, you would choose from Agree, Not Sure, or Disagree. Some of the results were surprising. The second part involved an informal discussion where they could sound off about anything.<br /><br />Continue after the jump to see the questions and highlights from the event ...<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/teen-grid-a-sad-state-of-affairs/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Teen Grid: A sad state of affairs</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/teen-grid-a-sad-state-of-affairs/">Teen Grid: A sad state of affairs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:33:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/teen-grid-a-sad-state-of-affairs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1039134/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/teen-grid-a-sad-state-of-affairs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alex-harbinger</category><category>anna-normandy</category><category>eye4you</category><category>global-kids</category><category>human-barometer</category><category>hvx-silverstar</category><category>lucky-figtree</category><category>main-grid</category><category>storm-basiat</category><category>teen-grid</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Moo Money]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:33:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
