"Admittedly, it's not a typical entertainment video game, with
sophisticated 3D graphics, fantastical characters, or shoot-'em-up
plots. And the corporations aren't just allowing workers to have fun on
the job. Instead, the game, called Superstruct, asks players to imagine the world in 2019.
They're asked to consider a series of future scenarios, including a respiratory disease pandemic, a global food shortage, or a refugee crisis. Then they write blog posts, upload videos, and enter discussions on social networking sites such as Facebook to paint a picture of life in those conditions. For the players, it's an exercise of the imagination. For the supporting firms, it's an experiment with the idea of future-scenario planning using the game as a collaboration tool."
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