<s>
World	B-Application
Without	I-Application
Oil	I-Application
(	O
WWO	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
(	O
ARG	O
)	O
created	O
to	O
call	O
attention	O
to	O
,	O
spark	O
dialogue	O
about	O
,	O
plan	O
for	O
and	O
engineer	O
solutions	O
to	O
a	O
possible	O
near-future	O
global	O
oil	O
shortage	O
,	O
post	O
peak	O
oil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Without	I-Application
Oil	I-Application
was	O
presented	O
by	O
Independent	O
Television	O
Service	O
(	O
ITVS	O
)	O
with	O
funding	O
by	O
the	O
Corporation	O
for	O
Public	O
Broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Without	I-Application
Oil	I-Application
combined	O
elements	O
of	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
a	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
central	O
site	O
linked	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
player	O
material	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
documented	O
their	O
own	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
on	O
player	O
stories	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
community	O
blog	O
and	O
individual	O
blogs	O
,	O
plus	O
via	O
IM	B-Application
,	O
chat	B-Protocol
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
World	B-Application
Without	I-Application
Oil	I-Application
game	O
asked	O
players	O
to	O
imagine	O
a	O
world	O
reeling	O
from	O
a	O
sudden	O
oil	O
shortage	O
,	O
describe	O
how	O
the	O
crisis	O
is	O
unfolding	O
where	O
they	O
live	O
,	O
and	O
work	O
together	O
on	O
simple	O
and	O
practical	O
ways	O
to	O
adapt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Without	I-Application
Oil	I-Application
was	O
an	O
Awards	O
Nominee	O
in	O
the	O
Games	O
category	O
for	O
a	O
2008	O
Webby	O
Awards	O
,	O
earned	O
an	O
Honorable	O
Mention	O
for	O
the	O
Prix	O
Green	O
award	O
for	O
Environmental	O
Art	O
at	O
the	O
01SJ	O
2008	O
festival	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
honored	O
with	O
a	O
Special	O
Mention	O
in	O
the	O
Environment	O
category	O
for	O
its	O
contribution	O
to	O
humanity	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
Stockholm	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Without	I-Application
Oil	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Peabody	O
Award	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
category	O
for	O
Digital	O
and	O
Interactive	O
Storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
