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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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At WIRED by Design, Ian Bogost (Interactive Computing) outlined his conception of fun in this live talk. It’s not about effortless enjoyment, he argues, but instead about embracing the effort demanded in a given situation. “Fun is giving respect to something that doesn’t deserve it,” Bogost says. “Becoming infatuated with something for which infatuation seems impossible.”
