JUN 2008 - Jimungo launches ‘Pulse of the Nation’
Jimungo, the company that runs Telecom Virtual Rugby, has launched ‘Pulse of the Nation’, an online competition that will run every two weeks right up to the 2008 New Zealand General Election.
Players visit www.pulseofthenation.co.nz each round to ‘vote’ for one of the political parties such as Labour, National, Greens, NZ First, Maori, United Future, Act, etc. The total votes are then aggregated to produce an outcome for each virtual election, with participants receiving points for accurate predictions.
In a similar vein to other Jimungo communities such as Telecom Virtual Rugby, players of ‘Pulse of the Nation’ will compete against friends and family, winning prizes from competition sponsors. Individual political preferences are kept private and confidential at all times.
According to Jimungo’s Virtual Electoral Officer, Craig Neilson, “We want to create a space online for people to have fun with politics. And just like our other more sports-oriented games, we want to hear from every ‘armchair expert’ in the country, and anyone willing to go up against them.”
Jimungo has designed a weighting system linked to the latest census data which will ensure voters from all demographics are represented proportionately.
‘Pulse of the Nation’ is live now and open for votes. The first virtual election will close at midday, Wednesday 2 July 2008, with results announced later that day.
About Jimungo
Jimungo runs the internationally acclaimed Telecom Virtual Rugby, which has more than 144,000 players signed up to the recently completed 2008 Rebel Sport Super 14 season. Jimungo is also the creator of Jimungo Netball and Jimungo League. More information at: www.jimungo.co.nz
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