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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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"They're not in it for any lofty artistic goal," says Ian Bogost, Associate Professor of Digital Media and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture. Bogost is referring to the uncreative game experiences created by Zynga, describing the company as "the Wall Street hedge-fund guys of games." Source: Fast Company - February 19, 2011
