Okay, so after Professor Murphy showed a slide in her presentation about people dressing up in Pac-Man costumes, I remembered a really funny video a saw a while ago. I had to share this simply because I thought it was too funny.
I recommend all the videos from this guy. Here you can find his youtube channel. His videos are completely real and he pushes many things to the limits, as you can see in this clip. I also heard last year that some people a while back had done something similar to this on campus, so I searched for it. I was able to find it and here it is. And yes, that is the Fishbowl.
This video is really great! I used to love playing Pac-Man when I was younger. I would spend hours on end listening to that background noise which told me how much longer I had left in the game. It is actually very cool to see a live Pac-Man prank. Yes, it is hilarious, but at the same time, it also makes part of my childhood imagination come to life. I can not explain how well I know those colorful round outfits, background music, and every tic tok of this game. Thus, listening to that same noise and seeing those exact same costumes disrupting people in real life is quite interesting. This video says a lot about how life in video games can permeate into reality, and furthermore, when this happens, what does it look it? Does it look stupid out of context, or does the video game make sense in the real world? I can not say I think that Pac-Man fits into everyday life as they were a bit annoying and distracting. They are probably more suited for the four-by-four digital screen in which they live.
ReplyDeleteBy: Taylor Rothman
I looked at the links you posted, and yes I agree he does have some pretty great videos. I personally am bias to the Mario Kart reenactment. Mario Kart on Nintendo 64 was my childhood! It would be cool if he did a Super Smash Brothers video soon.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to the Mario Kart Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MytfhzcSF-Y
-Jen
The Fantastic Four