Buy Shares In George W. Bush, Al Gore? VOTEDAQ.com Offers World's First Political Securities Market Simulation Game.Business Editors/Political & Internet Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2000 The Internet has served as a democratizing force in political debate. In keeping with this trend, VOTEDAQ.com(TM) provides online users a virtual soapbox to express their views with the world's first securities market simulation game A simulation game, or sim game, (also known as a game of status or mixed game) is a game that contains a mixture of skill, chance, and strategy to simulate an aspect of reality, such as a stock exchange. focused on politics. The VOTEDAQ(TM) market is a free market simulation game where players turn their predictions about the outcomes of political events into a fantasy investment portfolio. Players compete for valuable prizes while buying and selling "fantasy" securities representing candidates in the U.S. and Mexican Presidential races, hotly contested U.S. Senate campaigns, gubernatorial gu·ber·na·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern races and securities representing special interest issues such as the Supreme Court's upcoming opinion on partial-birth abortions partial-birth abortion n. A late-term abortion, especially one in which a viable fetus is partially delivered through the cervix before being extracted. Not in technical use. . The game is free, and is located at: http://www.VOTEDAQ.com "VOTEDAQ is a unique blend of entertainment and political activism," said Eric Dubin, President and COO. "Whether it's passion on specific issues or a general disdain for politics, the public has a wide spectrum of opinion. Quite literally, VOTEDAQ is a market of ideas, but the Web site also offers an array of research and communications tools to empower voters." Politics-focused market simulation applications are not new. For years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time University of Iowa's "Iowa Electronic Markets The Iowa Electronic Markets, or IEM, is a group of real-money prediction markets/futures markets operated by the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. Unlike normal futures markets, the IEM is not-for-profit; the markets are run for educational and research purposes. " has proved that the concept works in the context of academic research. Today, the Internet has become both a mass- and niche-market medium, and the opportunity for public expression is arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. greater than ever. As the developer of the world's first commercial market simulation to blend entertainment and politics in an online game, VOTEDAQ.com will serve as a touchstone touchstone Black, silica-containing stone used in assaying to determine the purity of gold and silver. The metal to be assayed is rubbed on the touchstone, and then a sample of metal of known purity is rubbed on the stone right next to it. for online political debate. About VOTEDAQ The VOTEDAQ market is a dynamic and responsive fantasy game where players can buy and sell contracts for major political issues and candidates. VOTEDAQ.com is a production of Sports Futures, Inc., the owner and operator of VOTEDAQ.com and SPORTSDAQ.com. Note to Editors: VOTEDAQ, VOTEDAQ.com, SPORTSDAQ.com and Sports Futures are trademarks of Sports Futures, Inc. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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