We’ve had some fantastic chances to discuss PMOG amidst fast-typing web literate geeks. PMOG is right at home midst solar LED game experiments, genomic privacy discussions, and visions for trans-device social networks.
Now we’re heading further afield - Duncan and Justin will be presenting PMOG at the upcoming Futuresonic 2008 conference in Manchester, England: Friday May 2nd, from 12-1pm. This is the first time presenting PMOG at a conference where the Rza is the headliner! I’ve been a fan of his work since I watched him move from Liquid Swords to the sound track for Ghost Dog.
Here’s a brief writeup:
PMOG (Passive Multiplayer Online Game) is a trailblazer for a new generation of social media, making an ongoing social game out of our lives, online. Justin Hall asks what if you could bury treasure on your favorite web sites, or leave traps for your friends if they surfed the same sites after you? As we move towards openID, what are the privacy implications, and how can gaming mechasnisms give people more control over their data?
We are always honored to have the chance to present PMOG. 
We have plenty of ideas for the future of play, and the future of PMOG; running them through a different set of ears gives us a chance to reality-check ourselves outside the lovely rose-coloured San Francisco social technology bubble. Maybe they have a social technology bubble in North England as well? We shall see!
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Hi,
Just thought I’d let you guys know, I was talking about Pmog in terms of distance ed teaching at a conference in Manitoba today, there was a lot of interest… so you might get one or two more academic types lurking around, pmogging away….!
Hey ^^
Congrats for this new achievement!! I’m constantly talking about PMOG myself so my mmo-geek friends know about it now =P
I really think this is the way to go and this game will get more popular day after day.
Cheers!
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