People played WWO for 32 days (April 30 to June 1, 2007). Each day of real time was a week in game time, so in the game they lived through the first 32 weeks of the next oil crisis. Once you jump in, you can use the archive's Time Machine (at top right) to visit any week, and read the reports and view the stories that were posted that week.

Jump In At WEEK 1: The Story From The Beginning

To begin the WWO story at the beginning, go to Week 1. In this week, people respond to the breaking news that oil supply is dropping below demand worldwide by about 5%.

Jump In At WEEK 32: The Story At The End

Week 32 is the last week of the simulation. The WWO website links to over 1500 stories at this point. You can use the WWO search feature or "tag cloud" to sort out the stories you wish to read.

Time Machine: The All-Week Index

All the weeks of the simulation are listed here, along with their main headlines. Choose which week you'd like to visit.