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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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"Real track runners do not exercise by practicing sprints alone," said Ian Bogost, Professor in the School of Literature, Communications, and Culture and Director of the Graduate Program in Digital Media, in reference to the relatively recent phenomenon of video games being played for physical exercise. Bogost's comments were cited from a 2005 paper titled "The Rhetoric of Exergaming", a revised version of which would be included in Bogost's 2007 book Persuasive Games. Source: LiveMint.com, July 18, 2011. Read Full Article
