real life as a game

[watermelony2k]

I just watched this intriguing lecture about the fusion of games and reality:

http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/dice-2010-design-outside-the-box-presentation/

gets kinda scary at the end, though.

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!

 

[Kibbin]

Wow that's a bit to think about.
I do think there will always remain some kind of retro fad though, such as now I still read only paper novels and choose more traditional controller based game systems over stuff that means waving my hands around.

 

[Kirkman1987]

That was just creepy.

 

[1001001]

I believe this was thoroughly explored in Futurama's Anthology of Interest.

 

[Canadave]

I believe this was thoroughly explored in Futurama's Anthology of Interest.

This is why you should always check the academic literature.

 

[auntiehill]

Fascinating, but frightening, too.

It reminds me very much of Doctorow's "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom."

 

[Omnius]

Yay, another +1 postpoint! w00t.
Where's the TrekBBS rewards store?

 

[ManOnTheWave]

I'd like to thank this guy for pointing out exactly the kind of world I do not want to live in.

 

[Capn Flukie]

I watched the whole video. +500 points!

 

[Docbrown777]

Cool lecture. Thanks for posting.

 

[1001001]

I believe this was thoroughly explored in Futurama's Anthology of Interest.

This is why you should always check the academic literature.

That's all I'm asking: that people do their research.

 

[JonathonWally]

I look forward to moving to a far-away land if this what America ever turns into.

 

[Holdfast]

Can someone summarise the video for me?

That guy is one of the most irritating public speakers I've heard and I switched off after a minute and a half. Give me some credit; I wanted to switch off after 30s. Dude seriously needs to learn how to breathe.

 

[RJDiogenes]

I agree. I couldn't get more than five minutes through it.