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Rick Bennett takes us through a visual account of a number of social outreach projects undertaken by the Omnium Research Group at COFA.

These creative projects have involved worldwide student andprofessional collaborations with and aid communities in Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka and mostrecently, the Philippines.

These projects have formed the cornerstone of Rick Bennett's research into the online collaborativecreativity (OCC) between distanced artists, designers and theorists worldwide. Havingestablished numerous online and global creative projects through a succession of research grants, COFA is now a leading player in online visual communication practice andtheory research.

This talk was recorded live at COFA on March 16, 2010 as part of thefree COFA Talks public lecture series.