Group+1+-+Poverty


 * Group 1: Poverty**
 * Group Members: Andrew, Natalia, Amanda**
 * Project Goal: To create a 3 - 3 1/2 minute Second Life Machinima Video Skit**

**@http://www.screencast.com/t/0eUvGgCY6cdy**
__Machinima Skit Description:__ Comparative view of poverty in various countries (developed vs. underdeveloped).

__Who is your audience?__ General public / anyone concerned with these issues

__Goals: What do you want people to know about your topic or what do you want to teach them?__ 1. How easy it is to prevent basic living necessities (hunger/ poverty/ shelter) 2. Charities - A dollar a day, TOMS shoes, Charity Water 3. Comparing lifestyles - preventing waste. (between whom?) We want to compare the US and to a certain point its consumption oriented society to other nations that are suffering and struggling.

__Brainstorming: Sketch out a draft storyline for your skit.(each avatar must say lines and interact in the Machinima skit.__
 * What characters will be in your skit? (teacher, student, child, animal, political leader, doctor, musician, etc.) - boxes and other objects to represent water, clothes, and food in the U.S.; in a basic necessary amount, and in a poor civilization.
 * Who will say what? - Each of us will be in charge of a necessity. (good)
 * Who will do what? How will they enter/exit the scene? - All three will demonstrate the objects being shown. Will the rest of your avatars be nearby listening to the presenter? Each of us (with our avatars) will be in charge of presenting a side of our problem while we run a short power point at each "station"
 * How will they speak? (accents, casual/professional/authoritative language?) - regular / casual?

__Skit Characters/Avatars:__
 * What will they look like? - Three average Americans
 * What will they be wearing? - normal basic clothing
 * Will they have any object attachments? If so, what will they need? - __maybe a book bag? notebook? (I'll look for you) __
 * Will they be standing, sitting, walking, flying, moving around, etc.? standing at each station and presenting the cause
 * Will you need extra avatars? If so, what will you need and what will they do? nope

__Backdrop for skit:__
 * Where will the skit take place? - city in front of the UN --> WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS? I guess we can do it on our island since it is easier to keep our stuff there
 * What will the backdrop or backdrops look like? - flags in the city (do we need to look for these?) I guess not any more since we are setting up on campus
 * What Second Life objects will you need for your skit? boxes, clothing, barrels of water NEED SO MANY MORE BARRELS OF WATER
 * Will the skit take place in the morning, midday, evening or night? midday
 * Will it take place on land, air or sea? - land

__Second Life Extras:__
 * Will you need a PowerPoint screen in Second Life? Yes (what will you put on here? You will need to develop the slides. No more than 4 slides please - too much lag)
 * Will you need a web browser screen in Second Life? Sure (there is one out in the grassy area near the Freedom Center.)
 * Will you need a URL Giver in Second Life (this will give people links to web sites when clicked in SL)?

SKRIPT
Order: Water, Food, Shoes

//Arrive at Water fountain--WATER// Natalia: Hey Andrew! What are you looking at?

Andrew: My well! Did you know that 90% of the 30,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and unhygienic living conditions are of children under five years old. Many of these diseases are preventable. The UN predicts that one tenth of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply and sanitation. In the US alone the daily //**indoor per capita**// water use is 69.3 gallons!!! Clearly, Water distribution is a glaring global issue.

Amanda: Oh god, that's not good!

Arrive at the Food Stand--FOOD

Natalia: Water is terrible, Did you also ever think of all the food that we waste? I heard that forty to fifty per cent of all food ready for harvest in the United States never gets eaten. "The humanitarian catastrophe gripping East Africa has put an estimated 12 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in need of relief. Millions of children are hungry, thirsty and desperate. They are in danger of becoming critically malnourished and, without help, many in the worst hit areas could die. In Somali, hundreds of people are dying every day in the southern region; at least half of these are children. In three camps in Dadaab, Kenya, over 13,000 severely malnourished children have been admitted to health facilities since the beginning of 2011."

Amanda: That's horrible! We are so lucky to live in such a privileged country, some people live in such bad conditions that they don't even own shoes! These boxes here represent how many pairs of shoes people in America can own. As a privileged country, things such as shoes are so common that we don't think of a life without them. Many children in developing countries grow up barefoot. Whether they are playing, doing chores or going to school, these children are at risk. A leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted diseases, which can penetrate the skin through bare feet. Wearing shoes can help prevent these diseases, and the long-term physical and cognitive harm they cause. Wearing shoes also prevents feet from getting cuts and sores. Not only are these injuries painful, they also are dangerous when wounds become infected. Many times children can't attend school barefoot because shoes are a required part of their uniform. If they don't have shoes, they don't go to school. If they don't receive an education, they don't have the opportunity to realize their potential.

Andrew: That is so sad! Is there anyway we can help?

Amanda: Shoes and clean water go hand-in-hand to prevent diseases in developing countries. The charity water shoe by Toms shoes will serve 540 people with clean drinking water in Sekura Village, Ethiopia. When a water project is built in a community, members can often use the new water source to grow small gardens near their homes and secure their own food supply. For every shoe purchased from Toms Shoes, a pair of new shoes is given to a child in need!

Natalia: Or you can donate $1 a day to care for kids that are in Somalia. Just $1 can feed a person for one entire day. And if you build a well you can provide clean water for so many people!

Andrew: You know this really opened up my eyes to a lot of things guys! I think I'm really going to start appreciating everything I have a lot more. It's a great holiday gift to give by donating in somebodys name!

THE END!