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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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"There's a continuity within the crassness of elections that gamification plugs into very well," says Ian Bogost, Professor in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture and Director of the Graduate Program in Digital Media, in an article about the influence of online gaming on U.S. political elections. Bogost continues, "There's a cynicism and instrumentalism to the process that's meant to produce results for its participants, rather than for the citizens." Source: BBC News Magazine - January 16, 2012
