The current project between teens in New York and Amsterdam is called Kids Connect.

What do kids do at ZoomLab?

• they play and create art and theater in an online "connected" environment
• they learn creative and technological skills while learning about other cultures

Through the use of media technology and the Internet, kids can "connect" with kids in other countries. By learning how to stream images and sounds, they can create a virtual playspace while learning cultural awareness and communicating through performance.

Online collaborative play promotes cultural understanding and connection via media technology education and artistic initiatives.

• performance skills
  • theater
  • music
  • dance
  • writing
• creating a common language
  • communication through performance
  • multi-user authoring (ex: writing as performance)
  • symbols and visual graphics as common language

• digital storytelling
  • writing narrative
  • video and audio production
• virtual communication
  • instant messaging
  • email
  • websites/wikis
• media technology and virtual environments
  • streaming technologies (telematics)
  • multi-user media manipulation
• computer use: hardware and software