What are players saying about Office-Politics?

"Office Politics is a research and marketing dream. Researchers can access an emerging tribe and complete anthropological and socio-cultural research. Marketers can put their product front and centre and watch the buzz become deafening." ~ Dr. Stephen Popiel, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Millward Brown Goldfarb

"Yes Office-Politics is a fun distraction from work. It may also be a sanity saver." ~ Mark Federman, Chief Strategist, McLuhan Management Studies

"This really is one great game, getting better with each tweaking. And I agree as well that these players are making it good fun and more importantly, perhaps, educational. It's rewarding to see inside the minds of real people, and how they react to a given situation. I expected more savages with big knives, but find it rewarding that the hard workers seem to get nearest the top. It's also rewarding to be armed with more rationale before I react to a given situation in the real workplace. That's the real prize methinks, and I hope everyone wins it." More Player Comments - Player Interviews

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Office-Politics Mission

Our Favourite Dilemmas

Events

Articles

About the Creators

Visit Office-Politics

Office-Politics in Elevators

Addicted to Flattery
Your boss is addicted...
War Profits
Your company wants to make a quick buck...
Glass Ceiling
You think you've hit...
Contraband
You suspect your company is...
Renovations
Your company expects you to work through...
Return to Sender
You accidentally send the Boss a...
Screw Up
You screwed up...
Office Pranks
Some people never seem to have much fun...
Media Frenzy
A media frenzy is building...
Drunk Driving
The boss is arrested...
Critical Eye
Would you love to tell a co-worker...
Betting Pool
The office betting pool is rigged...
Photo Op in Baghdad
Your Boss wants to send you to...

Criminal Record
A co-worker tells you they've done...
Clone Job
The world might be a better place if...
Work load
You just got back from a holiday...
Bad News
News travels fast...
Foot in Mouth
You overheard the PR lady...
Bust Your Butt
You're busting your butt for the boss...
Eavesdropping
Strange sounds are coming from the VP's office...
Big Brother
Wearing ID tags feels like Big Brother is watching...
Smoking
Do you light up in your office?
Red Ink
Your Boss' pet project is bleeding red ink...
Overhead
Bruised and bloodied from a run-in with the boss...
Mud Slinger
An insolent, snivelling rat goes over your head...
Spreading Rumours
A rival co-worker is always kissing-ass...
More Rumours
Someone has been spreading rumours about you...

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & EVENTS:

The James Gang and OMDC see a “Hollywood ending" - April, 2003

OFFICE-POLITICS: The Inside Story - NMBA iLetter #1, January 2003

CUTC Information and Registration

CUTC website

ARTICLES & SIGHTINGS:

Survival Skills at the Office or Just Because You Are Paranoid, It Doesn't Mean They Are Not Out to Get You - Terry Walker, C. Terrence Walker Consulting Newsletter, March, 2003

Monster.ca HR Newsletter - Monster.ca calls for HR Tip submissions, February 1, 2003

Ethics101 on Webmania - Pick of the Week on CTV Webmania, January 31, 2003

La Opinion - Blurb in spanish newspaper, January 24, 2003

CTV News - Webmania - Bill Hutchison "Webmania" segment on CTV News, January 24, 2003

Reviewed on Mcluhan Program site - Mark Federman, Chief Strategist, McLuhan Management Studies, January 18, 2003

GnomeFAVORITE - LockerGnome.com reviews Office-Politics, January 13, 2003

Your mission: Unseat the CEO - hrreporter.com, December 9, 2002

Ooh a Contest! - PGNx.net, November 20, 2002

Office Politics--A Back-Stabber's Delight - the Globe and Mail, October 17, 2002

Just Another Day of Office-Politics - Ottawa Citizen, October 23, 2002

CITO-Sponsored Online Game Supports Research - August 9, 2002

Interactive Game a Tool for Online Research - September 16, 2002

Games that Pay - November 14, 2002, May 9, 2002

Bill James, Game Architect presents Office-Politics - January 2002

Franke James, Co-creator, "Office-Politics" in Mobile Gaming interview - November 2001

Backstab for Fun and Prizes - October 2001

Office-Politics Exposed at ECTS in London - September 2001

The James Gang Advertising Inc. spins off new company, Nerdheaven Ltd. - July 2001

ABOUT THE CREATORS:

"Since 2000, we've been consumed by the desire to create a humorous interactive game that would appeal to a mass audience and run on all platforms and media. Office-Politics is the culmination of that dream, but we've only just begun to explore its potential." Franke James, Co-creator

Franke James, MFA, Artist, Writer, Co-Creator
Franke James, Co-founder of The James Gang and Nerdheaven Ltd., is an artist and writer who has carved out a unique hybrid career thanks to the timely convergence of leading-edge technology, entertainment and advertising. The James Gang's innovative work has been featured as hot sites at AOL, USA Today, Yahoo, InternetWorld Finland, Startsiden Magazine Norway and others. Examples of their interactive content include the MyObsessions.com Love Quiz which is featured on the TELUS Mobility network. Franke's newest brainchild, created with Game Architect William James, is Office-Politics, the game everyone plays. The pervasive multi-player game designed for web, wireless and voice web was officially launched in 2002. Franke participated in a ThinkTank with 19 industry leaders and artists on the Future of Interactive Entertainment at the Canadian Film Centre in May 2001. She has presented at conferences including Flashforward2001 San Francisco, Flashforward2000 New York, and the World Animation Celebration 2000, Hollywood and has acted as a Judge for the Flashforward Film Festival and Marketing Magazine's Digital Awards. Going forward, Franke is focused on creating original content, which can be licensed, from broadband through to wireless.

William James, Game Architect, Writer, Co-Creator
William James Co-founder of The James Gang and Nerdheaven Ltd., brings over fifteen years of multimedia design, programming expertise and business experience to Nerdheaven Ltd. His body of artistic work includes a series of interactive, computer-driven, multimedia installations which have been exhibited in art galleries across Canada. His 1986 installation for Guerrilla Tactics included real-time integration of user input, consumer behavior and electronic commerce, foreshadowing the internet's biggest trends by almost a decade. Bill James is also a playwright and lyricist. His musical comedy, entitled Control Alt Delete: How To Restart Your Life Even If It's Totally Crashed, premiered at Toronto's Poor Alex Theatre in 1999. He has written numerous articles on design and technology which have appeared in trade and industry publications. As Co-founder of The James Gang Advertising Inc., Bill has led the company into the multimedia and interactive arena, winning numerous awards for design, creativity and programming. The James Gang was featured as creative innovators on the CTV show "Innovating Tomorrow". Nerdheaven Ltd. was selected as one of 10 companies representing the Ontario Digital Media Showcase at the October EMMA 2002 Awards Event.

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