Introduction from moderator: Given the debate we've had on this list about hyperdemocracy (sometimes fairly emotional) I thought you'd be interested in seeing another experiment along these lines. Supposedly just a game! America Online users can get to the game by going to the keyword access.point. Andy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 07 Nov 95 19:23:32 EST From: Evan Schwartz <•••@••.•••> To: NII Agenda <•••@••.•••> Subject: new political game on Web Sender: •••@••.••• Precedence: bulk Reply-To: •••@••.••• You folks should know about a new participatory politcal game on the Web. It's called "Reinventing America" and it gives citizens a chance to deliberate and then decide on difficult issues -- namely the ones involved in how to balance the federal budget! The format is a game and we are all players, going through every program and deciding whether they should be slashed or maintained or increased. The game runs for the next 26 weeks on Time Warner's Pathfinder. At the end, all players from each of 7 citizen action groups will come to consensus on a single plan. The results will be reported to the actual Congress. Visit the site and register to play today -- http://www.pathfinder.com/reinventing The election season is now upon us, folks. Let's make sure this new medium of ours can be used for intelligent deliberation, not just spouting off into the cybervoid. This experiment is funded by the non-profit Markle Foundation and developed by Crossover Technologies. For more details, I can answer questions. Evan I. Schwartz •••@••.••• ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram - •••@••.••• - Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) You are encouraged to forward and cross-post messages for non-commercial use, pursuant to any redistribution restrictions included in individual messages. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
