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\"\"<\/a>I spent my lunch break yesterday playing an online game.\u00a0 No, not World of Warcraft; I played Smart Grid 2025<\/a>, an innovative, multiplayer online game that lets players submit their original ideas on how to design the smart grid of the (not too distant) future.\u00a0 Once you register, you can submit \u201cPositive Imagination\u201d ideas on what\u2019s needed or \u201cDark Imagination\u201d concerns about barriers and potential negative outcomes.\u00a0 The game also allows you to respond \u2013 positively or negatively \u2013 to other players\u2019 posts.\u00a0 The more players that build on your ideas, the more points you earn.\u00a0 And if the game administrators tag your idea as \u201cMost Super Interesting,\u201d you get a whopping 20 points. \u00a0I have only gained enough points for the \u201cInspired\u201d level ranking, but I\u2019m shooting for \u201cLegend!\u201d\u00a0 If you have a great idea to share, give it a shot: http:\/\/game.smartgrid2025.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I spent my lunch break yesterday playing an online game.\u00a0 No, not World of Warcraft; I played Smart Grid 2025, an innovative, multiplayer online game that lets players submit their original ideas on how to design the smart grid of the (not too distant) future.\u00a0 Once you register, you can submit \u201cPositive Imagination\u201d ideas on …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5355,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84830],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grid-modernization"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Smart Grid 2025 Has Arrived. 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