How can I participate?
The Simulation is a big job, and we’re always looking for help. There are three main ways you can participate:
Shadow Players (Expert Players)
Students in the Simulation are often starved for accurate, relevant information, and they need to get this info from reliable sources. Shadow players are expert role-players that work behind the scenes, often becoming ad-hoc government officials, expert consultants, law enforcement agents — the list goes on. Each year, we look for experts in counter-terrorism, political science, law, law enforcement, and experts in a variety of other area depending on the situation to lend their expertise to the students and manipulate the storyline as it progresses. If you are interested in becoming an expert player please contact us.
“UNN” Crew
The Simulation’s fake news network, “UNN”, is a large part of what makes it so realistic and successful. The UNN team consists of a real newsroom staffed by journalism students and led by real-life news reporters. The network serves up real-time, breaking news about simulated events and the students’ responses to them in both written news stories and a simulated television broadcast. Journalism students from the 2010 simulation said their involvement was one of the most fun and most educational experiences of their lives. If you would like to participate in the news room, please contact us. We are also looking for people with technical experience to set up and run equipment.
Viewers
The Simulation is streamed live across the internet. Through this website you can watch the Simulation, switch between the different cities, chat with the shadow players and experts, and watch the UNN team in action. Additionally, coming in 2011, you will be able to comment on the student’s decisions and discuss what other choices the students could have made.