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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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“In some ways we know that we’re reaching a level of sophistication with games because we are able to play them ironically,” said Ian Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. “I mean, we’ve been through this kind of post-modern, self-referential experiment with different art forms many decades ago — with writing, with film, with art. When you see creators and viewers able to rise above the experience to understand the form to then comment upon it, then you realize that that requires a kind of literacy.” Source: Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2012
