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08-07-2014, 09:00 PM
http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/9/8/7/7/7/watch-a-fish-play-pokemon-1407459390426.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1698777.jpgIf you thought it was bonkers when thousands of gamers played the same Pokémon cartridge simultaneously (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-17-thousands-of-people-play-pokemon-at-once-via-twitch), then get ready to be both inspired and frustrated as you watch a fish play Pokémon Red. That's right, an actual fish.
How is it doing that, you ask? Simple: the fish is being observed by a webcam that's overlayed its tank with button inputs in the form of a three by three grid. When the fish, dubbed Grayson Hopper, swims over a certain tile in its tank, the camera registers it as a button press.
As such, Grayson's life is a Truman Show-esque experience where his every move is for our amusement as people leave angry comments on a twitch feed (http://fi.twitch.tv/fishplayspokemon) when they get annoyed with his actions, and he has no idea why. Thankfully, he can't read what the internet is saying about him, because he's a fish.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-08-08-watch-a-fish-play-pokemon)
How is it doing that, you ask? Simple: the fish is being observed by a webcam that's overlayed its tank with button inputs in the form of a three by three grid. When the fish, dubbed Grayson Hopper, swims over a certain tile in its tank, the camera registers it as a button press.
As such, Grayson's life is a Truman Show-esque experience where his every move is for our amusement as people leave angry comments on a twitch feed (http://fi.twitch.tv/fishplayspokemon) when they get annoyed with his actions, and he has no idea why. Thankfully, he can't read what the internet is saying about him, because he's a fish.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-08-08-watch-a-fish-play-pokemon)