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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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"One of the things that games do that kind of works against politicking is that they can’t help but try to show how something works, to kind of dig underneath and give you some experience with it," said Ian Bogost, Professor in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture and Director of the Graduate Program in Digital Media. Bogost continues, "And if you are a politician, what you really want to control is image and speech. You might not want to touch this interactive medium, where things can become uncertain." Source: Forbes, November 17, 2011
