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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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Ian Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was solicited by the Howard Dean campaign in 2003 to create the first game for a political candidate. "The thing we learned the most from the game, which was really about grassroots outreach, was that people really want to talk most about policy, not just about canvassing, meet-ups, and so forth. The lesson I think from that game was less about engagement and more about listening to voters and seeing what they really wanted to hear," Bogost reflected. Source: NPR (KPCC, Los Angeles), October 3, 2012
