I need more time in my day.. Just found out about a new alternate reality game (ARG) that launched a few months ago but gameplay begins sometime tonight. The game is sponsored by the Institute for the Future and was designed by ARG-guru, Jane McGonigal, whose keynote address at last year's SXSW Interactive was a highlight of the festival. The point of this new game is to imagine our world 10-years from now, plagued with potentially civilization-ending crises. Players in the game will work together to try and find solutions or structures to solve these problems. From the game FAQ:

Superstruct is the world’s first massively multiplayer forecasting game. By playing the game, you’ll help us chronicle the world of 2019--and imagine how we might solve the problems we'll face. Because this is about more than just envisioning the future. It’s about making the future, inventing new ways to organize the human race and augment our collective human potential.

McGonigal explains more about how to play the game in this YouTube video:

I've been fascinated by the concept of ARGs as a way of understanding and discussing social change since her keynote and the theme of this game reads like the categories list on this site, so I'm definitely in. I'm racing to get a sub-blog up for this game and get my profile online, will update soon with the details for anyone else playing along.