Watch a fish play Pokémon [Eurogamer.net]
If you thought it was bonkers when thousands of gamers played the same Pokémon cartridge simultaneously, 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 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.
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