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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 Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was mentioned in “The Value of ‘Object Lessons’ and Learning Everything About One Thing” by The Chicago Tribune.
Excerpt:
"Object Lessons" describes themselves as "short, beautiful books," and to that, I'll say, amen. Overseen by Ian Bogost of Georgia Tech ("Play Anything") and Christopher Schaberg of Loyola University New Orleans ("The End of Airports"), the books have such scintillating titles as "Remote Control," "Shipping Container" and "Refrigerator."
For the full article, read here.