by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 26, 2008 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Peak Oil, Reviews and recommendations
I spent a few hours this Christmas watching former Pfizer Vice President Chris Martenson’s Crash Course, which undertakes the daunting task of presenting the overarching interplay of economics, energy and environment in today’s world, and doing it in a...
by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 13, 2008 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Philosophy, The Transition Timeline, Transition Movement
“A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character....
by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 7, 2008 | All Posts, Cultural stories, The Transition Timeline, Transition Movement
Last month I discussed some of the national and international developments that are shaping our future, but in spite of the ongoing climate talks in Poznan, today I’d like to focus on the importance of local-level action. Amidst all the focus on global climate...
by Shaun Chamberlin | Nov 19, 2008 | All Posts, Uncategorized
On Monday the six-week first phase of the Superstruct experiment came to its conclusion. The Superstruct game website remains open to visitors, but will no longer be updated with new plot points, missions, weekly updates etc.
During phase 1 the site received over 50,000 visitors, with almost 7,000 players registering on the site, who between them told over 1,250 stories of their lives in 2019 and created over 500 superstructures in response to the challenges they were facing. Below the cut more details of events in 2019 so far, and a video of the Superstruct awards ceremony.
If you want to catch up with the events in 2019, the easiest way is to visit the page for the Superthreat(s) you are most interested in - Power Struggle, Quarantine, Ravenous, Outlaw Planet or Generation Exile - and take a look at the five weekly updates submitted by the Superthreat Guides (me in the case of Power Struggle). These provide link-rich updates on the main happenings around the world of 2019 in each week of phase 1.
If you've been following or contributing to Superstruct you might also be interested in the below video presentation of the Superstruct awards and honours, given to some of the most inspirational or astonishing participants in the game to date, and awarded by such luminaries as Tim Kring (creator of the TV series "Heroes"), Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia), Warren Ellis (comic book writer) and Tim O'Reilly (originator of the Web 2.0 concept), among others.
by Shaun Chamberlin | Nov 10, 2008 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Peak Oil, Reviews and recommendations
Despite the cute hypothesis that in doing so I risk damning the human race to eternal underachievement, I’m going out on a limb today and encouraging computer gaming. I fancy the entertainment value of Oiligarchy might just do as much to shift the cultural...
by Shaun Chamberlin | Nov 7, 2008 | All Posts, Climate Change, Politics
What with the founding of the new UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), our Government’s commitment to 80% emissions cuts by 2050, the election of Barack Obama, the International Energy Agency acknowledging that “current global trends in...
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