Jan 042009
I thought this story from The Onion about a videogame where you play someone playing World of Warcraft was kind of cute.
‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing ‘Warcraft’
It got me thinking about what it might be like to play a game that lets you control a digital version of myself using the computer. Some of the game’s instructions might include the following:
- Press Cntrl-M to make Mark impulsively purchase something on iTunes.
- Press Alt-Shift-E to make Mark remember that he needs to eat at some point.
- Press Shift-F6 to make Mark mutter “Dude!” whenever he comes across some random bit of geek-related news.
- Press Alt-Shift-B to make Mark stop surfing for pictures of women in fishnets and start writing that damn blog entry he’s been putting off all afternoon. Players may have to press this key combination repeatedly to achieve results.
