Mondopest
03-19-2008, 11:50 AM
From GamingShogun (http://gamingshogun.com/Article/1220/CCP_Announces_Council_of_Stellar_Management_to_EVE _Online):
CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, has announced the formation of the Council of Stellar Management (CSM), the first democratically-elected governing body in a virtual world. Its inception marks a decisive leap in the evolution in online worlds, especially in terms of how a publisher interacts with its community. For EVE Online, the council encompasses the next logical step in the complex social and economic systems for which EVE is well known...
...The CSM will consist of nine representatives and five alternates, each elected by popular vote from EVE's player base, a population of cyber citizens that's nearing the quarter-million mark. The call for candidacy opened March 18 and will be followed by a two-week long election period slated to begin May 5 and ending on May 19. During their six-month term, delegates to the council will deliberate on issues of importance to the EVE community and work with representatives of CCP on the future evolution of EVE Online.
This is some very cool news. Unfortunately, it may become a bit too realistic in that the big corps will be able to vote whomever they wish into office leaving the minority without a voice...hehe sweet! Damn CCP is good.
CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, has announced the formation of the Council of Stellar Management (CSM), the first democratically-elected governing body in a virtual world. Its inception marks a decisive leap in the evolution in online worlds, especially in terms of how a publisher interacts with its community. For EVE Online, the council encompasses the next logical step in the complex social and economic systems for which EVE is well known...
...The CSM will consist of nine representatives and five alternates, each elected by popular vote from EVE's player base, a population of cyber citizens that's nearing the quarter-million mark. The call for candidacy opened March 18 and will be followed by a two-week long election period slated to begin May 5 and ending on May 19. During their six-month term, delegates to the council will deliberate on issues of importance to the EVE community and work with representatives of CCP on the future evolution of EVE Online.
This is some very cool news. Unfortunately, it may become a bit too realistic in that the big corps will be able to vote whomever they wish into office leaving the minority without a voice...hehe sweet! Damn CCP is good.