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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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"The invocation of 'just fun' on the game's opening screen isn't the defense of a speech act," writes Simon Ferrari, Digital Media PhD student in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture. Ferrari continues his critique of 'newsgame' Zangief Kid, about the experience of bullying victim Casey Heynes, writing "It's an excuse, one for being completely incapable of capturing even a sliver of Casey's experience." Source: Gamasutra - April 14, 2011.
