In case you haven’t seen it…
It was the world's first serious alternate reality game, a cooperative pre-imagining of a global oil crisis. Over 1900 players collaborated in May 2007 to chronicle the oil crisis with their own personal blog posts, videos, images and voicemails. The game ended after simulating the first 32 weeks of the oil shock, but its effects continue, as game designers analyze its unique gameplay and we all watch the continuing drama with global oil prices and supply.
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THE CLASSICS
How we got into the 2008 oil crisis
Offshore drilling vs. men in speedboats
Bush in Saudi Arabia: the bank owns us
Oil crisis: internal truth vs. external truth
"Making the world a better place"
The future of alternate reality games
The Petrol War, 2000
"The future is getting closer" (WWO lesson plans)
The subprime energy crisis
The tragedy of lower oil prices
Offshore drilling vs. men in speedboats
Bush in Saudi Arabia: the bank owns us
Oil crisis: internal truth vs. external truth
"Making the world a better place"
The future of alternate reality games
The Petrol War, 2000
"The future is getting closer" (WWO lesson plans)
The subprime energy crisis
The tragedy of lower oil prices
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