A new twist on emergency communication strategies is being considered by New York City’s CIO. Networked game consoles might serve to quickly reach a number of users:
“The goal, said New York State Deputy CIO Rico Singleton, is to reach younger residents who spend more time on the Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii than with television or radio. ”
With the state’s new plan, local authorities could broadcast warning messages to connected gamers in the event of an emergency.
Posted on November 24, 2009 at 11:18 am by Bryan Alexander · Permalink
In: Communications · Tagged with: emergency, emergency notification
In: Communications · Tagged with: emergency, emergency notification