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Noel Jameson asked:


April Fool’s Day is almost upon us, and what better way to warm up our laughter than with a few funny quotes? Chances are, you’re going to pull a few pranks (and be the center of one or two) when April 1st rolls around. Let these funny quotes get your humorous side ready for this day of great fun.

1. “April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.” ~ Mark Twain

2. “It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.” ~ Max Eastman

3. “Isn’t it appropriate that the month of the tax begins with April Fool’s Day and ends with cries of “May Day!”?” ~ Author Unknown

4. “Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.” ~ Charles Lamb

5. “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” ~ Oscar Wilde

6. “Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then wonder what to do with it.” ~ Author Unknown

7. “You grow up the day you have your first real laugh — at yourself.” ~ Ethel Barrymore

8. “You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, “My God, you’re right! I never would’ve thought of that!” ~ Dave Barry

9. “The full area of ignorance is not mapped. We are at present only exploring the fringes.” ~ JD Bernal

10. “Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

11. “A word to the wise ain’t necessary — it’s the stupid ones that need the advice” ~ Bill Cosby

12. Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. ~ Will Rogers

13. “I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.” ~ Alan Coren

14. “A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

While the phrase “April fool” started out as a way to ridicule those who refused to change with the times (back in the 1500’s) it’s now a way to share our humorous side with family, friends and colleagues. This year, make a promise to yourself to play at least one April Fool’s joke and to be a good sport when you’re the **** of one. After all, the ability to laugh at one’s self is a sure sign that you’re not really a fool, regardless of what day or month it is. Get yourself in the laughing mood with the above 14 funny quotes.

Jack Corrigan asked:


As far as chicken jokes are concerned, you would probably think that there arent many great rib-ticklers out there. Well you might want to reconsider.

We have conducted a worldwide campaign to find the best. Our researchers collected jokes and humour ratings from 12 countries around the world, ranking the jokes in order of side splitting humour.

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After 15 months of exhaustive research and reviews, we’ve finally compiled the best. Here are the top 10. Brace yourself.

1 Why did the chicken cross the road ? To get to the other side

2 Why did the rooster cross the road? To cockadoodle dooo something

3 Why did the chicken cross the basketball court ? He heard the referee calling fowls

4 Why did the turkey cross the road ? To prove he wasn’t chicken

5 Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in the mud and cross the road again ? Because he was a dirty double-crosser

6 Why didn’t the chicken skeleton cross the road ? Because he didn’t have enough guts

7 Why did the chicken cross the playground ? To get to the other slide

8 Why did the dinosaur cross the road ? Because chickens hadn’t evolved yet

9 Why did the turtle cross the road ? To get to the shell station

10 Why did the horse cross the road ? Because the chicken needed a day off

Three-legged chicken

Id like to thank all of those who took part in the survey.

Jordan Eller asked:


At some point in my life, I cant remember when, I became quite interested in the way women are treated. I began really thinking about the jokes and the words and read books, learning from authors about the true qualities of women, that they are angels on Earth really, something so full of wonder and beauty that it defies description. I wanted to fight sexism and the like, and in school I heard about a book called Odd Girl Out and felt bad, because, although Im a guy, I know about being outcast. Then, I learned about oppression of men, which is something I never knew about, at least not about men in general. I realized that there is a lot more male-bashing (I **** to use that term but I think it conveys what Im trying to say) then I thought. For example, Ive read quite a few articles and books wherein there are described indecencies about men.

A few stereotypes about men I learned are:

1. Men are violent

2. Men just want sex

3. Men are incompetent or abusive parents.

4. Only men are violent criminals

Obviously, all of these are false, yet at the same time, they remain implied in media and in life. Someone pointed out that if you watch families on TV, its rare that the man is an avid father and husband, playing with his kids, loving his wife, and making sacrifices for them. Instead the fathers and husbands are portrayed lazy, over-bearing, fat, dominating, sports-addicted, etc.

Someone reading this will probably argue, well, making fun of men is just a joke sometimes. Well, although Ive heard plenty of people whisper racial jokes, the fact remains that at least people stand against them. Heres some jokes Ive seen about men:

Never let your man’s mind wander – it’s too little to be out alone.

Definition of a bachelor: A man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.

Sadly, all men are created equal.

According to a recent survey, men say the first thing they notice about a woman is their eyes. And women say the first thing they notice about men is they’re a bunch of liars.

Men! They sweep you off your feet and then try to hand you the broom!

Women are born with something men will never possess: a clue!

Can you imagine the calls of Sexism!, Misogynist!, and Pig! if these jokes were tweaked a little, like this?:

Always let your womans mind wander then she wont nag you.

Definition of a widow: A woman who killed her husband for his money.

Sadly, all women are created equal.

According to a recent survey, men say the first thing they notice about a woman is their eyes. And women say the first thing they notice about men is the size of their wallets.

Women! They let you sweep them off their feet and then trash-talk you over the morning cup of coffee.

Men are born with something women will never possess: Competence!

But hey, its just a joke, right?

My point is this: If its sexist when said about or done to women then dont turn around and do it to or say it about men. These are, more or less, tame examples of what happens to men, and there are far worse ones, but that is for another article, another time. Women have suffered and continue to suffer a great deal, but that doesnt give a right for a free shot, and you have to admit that things have gotten better. If it seems like I am downplaying womens suffrage, then I apologize, as that is not my intent. However, I dont like being portrayed as a dominating, sex-driven (as a man and a teenager) *******. No one should ever be generalized about like that, and I hope people learn that.

John W Dixon asked:


How can I make a funny wedding speech? Is this the question that is nagging your mind right now? Don’t worry about, I have some speech writing tips and guides that I will share with you in this article. It is not that hard to write a funny wedding speech. All you need is a little creativity and a positive mental attitude.

It was not too long ago that I was in the same position as you were. I was also tasked to write and deliver a wedding speech as best man for my brother’s wedding. At first I was so stressed and was already worried that I won’t be able to make a good wedding speech on time, even though the wedding was still weeks away. Good thing I was kind of an online surfer. I found some writing guide and tips that helped me write a funny wedding speech.

Allow me to share with you some of the writing tips that I learned.

1. Make a draft of your wedding speech. No matter how golden you think your first draft is, it is always better to edit it heavily no matter what. Making a rough draft is just the best way that you can write fast without worrying about grammar and spelling at first.

2. Be creative when writing your wedding speech. This means that you should show and not tell. This is an old adage for creative writers. All you really need to do to follow this advice is to use simile, metaphor, and imagery in your speech. This is a great way fro you to engage your audience’s imagination.

3. Keep your speech short and simple. You want to be as brief and complete as you can. When telling a humorous joke or anecdote, you don’t want to write long-winded sentences and just end up flat during the punch line. The best thing for you is to write short sentences to make shorter paragraphs. You can achieve this effect when you fill your paragraphs with just 4 to 5 short sentences.

4. In line with keeping your speech short and simple, avoid using fancy words that can only be found in dictionaries. When you use dictionary words, you will alienate most if not all of your listening audience. This is not good since the purpose of the toast / speech is to draw in your audience.

Now you know that it is easy to write a funny wedding speech if you have a guide to help you with the creative process. It’s all up to you now to make that great speech. If you need any more guide and tips to help you write your very own wedding speech, head on over to http://www.weddingspeechesforall.com

Kevin L. Johnson asked:


The Principle of Occam’s Razor states “the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in observable predictions of explanatory hypothesis or theory. The principle is most often expressed as Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem, or entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.” Okay, what does that mean?

Leonardo Da Vinci stated it this way, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

While Albert Einstein stated, “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

Popular culture simply states it by the acronym KISS; “Keep it simple stupid.”

I don’t know exactly when April Fools first started, but I know a good prank, hoax, and practical jokes (PHPJ) when I see one. The best and first way ahead is to keep our aforementioned geniuses in mind when planning for this unique pseudo holiday.

a). Keep it simple.

b). There must be rules of engagement (ROE). A good portion of PHPJ occurs at our places of work, so this would only make sense. We don’t want to lose our jobs or have someone else lose their job, especially in this present economy. In fact, the PHPJ should be enjoyed by all, to include the mark (target). The PHPJ should not be harmful, damage property and of course should not break the law.

So,with this in mind I call upon one William A. Perry, who works for the Melbourne, FL Police Department and is no stranger to PHPJ. He states in the online forum Police Link, the Nations Law Enforcement Community these simple ROEs. I’ve paraphrased someof them so that everyone can apply them:

1. Practical jokes are pulled on friends only.

2. Don’t do anything hateful or spiteful. (Remember this is your friend.)

3. Don’t do anything that is going to damage someone’s personal property (You never know how sentimental an object is.)Don’t damage public/company property…

4. Do not do anything that will negatively impact work or the job.

5. Do not do anything that will embarrass your company.

6. Someone must act as a control rod ensuring that the joke does not go too far.(This person will be responsible for safety. It is a good idea for this person to know the rules of engagement.)This person will ultimately be responsible for shutting down the joke if it starts to escalate.

7. If at all possible try to pass off the practical joke as training… Sometimes it really can be.

8. I’ve added this one: The more people involved in a practical joke, the funnier it is. It’s a great stress reliever in the work place.

Now, we have a great set of rules of engagement, the mentorship of outstanding geniuses, and the enthusiasm to light a roman candle and put it in the men’s toilet! Stop! Remember, no damage to public or company property. Keep it simple stupid.

Here are some great ideas:

1. Make several notes for your friends that say “I’m sorry I damaged your car. Please call this number and I will take care of the repairs.” Leave the notes on their cars. The number you leave is the number for time. Or answering machine # they don’t know, but the recording is a fictional Mental Asylum, “Thank you for calling Greater St Louis Mental Institution. All operators are busy at this time; we’re experiencing a high volume of calls. Please call back later.”

2. Tell two strangers/friends (if friends, they don’t know each other) who will later be introduced to each other that the other person is hard of hearing and speaks loudly. Be sure to emphasize that the other person is very sensitive about it. Then introduce them.

3. Slipped some of those anti- shoplifting strips into the lining of your friend’s favorite jacket. You might even be able to get the store involved. Of course, invite your friend to that store.

4. Maybe you can find something to prank having to do with your job. For instance, in the Air Force, we would send people out to get a bucket of prop wash, or a roll of flight line. Prop wash is a current of air created by a propeller and Flight Line is the actual place where planes take off. It’s a nice kind of play on words; of course, getting as many people involved as possible is what makes them great.

Now, if you are one of those legendary PHPJ, who just has to out do everyone, and it has to be very elaborate, and yes, better than last year. Go for it!Note, you can break the guidance of KISS; however, do not break the rules of engagement! Hey, a KISS between friends is just a KISS but Da Vinci and Einstein is a coupleof guyswho know a whole lot more about stuff than you and I.So have fun,soon it willbe April Fools day!

For additional April Fools’ ideas, go to the two sites listed below:

April Fools’ Day On The Web: The most complete listing of April Fools’ Day Jokes that Web Sites have run each year from 2004 all the way until the present: http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/

Museum of Hoaxes: Top 100 April Fools’ Day hoaxes of all time: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/

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raam rahim asked:


How can I get someone to un-subscribe from me? ,Video Upload Problem ,how do I get back to my original view mode ??This one creep-o on youtube is subscribed to me. I blocked him & I thought that would work, but he was still able to subscribe to me. How do I make him stay un-subscribed to me?A blocked person cannot subscribe to your channel. However, if they were subscribed prior to the block, I am thinking that YouTube does not force them to unsubscribe, seeing as you are still having problems with them. Unfortunately, there’s no alternate method for forcing someone to unsubscribe. If blocking doesn’t work for you, then you’re out of luck

am having issues trying to upload a video which is mp4 format and is a series of images made into a video using ffmpeg. However the video got successfully uploaded here: Can someone please let me know as to what might be the issue ?are the videos I watch coming up big; and my related video sidebar is gone; and its very ugly; and not user friendly anymore.

For those of you who don’t know how to do this, follow these steps:1. Take a look at the embed code (see below). In bold you’ll see “YourChannelName”. This is where you’ll insert your YouTube username.2. Delete “YourChannelName” and replace it with your actual YouTube username.The first rule of handling a potential Internet revolt (whether justified or not) is to respond FAST. Whenever criticism builds, respond loudly and clearly to your users that you’re listening, interested, and willing to explore changes, and revolts will be quelled immediately.

In my humble opinion you’ve done almost everything wrong here. After 57 thousand angry comments on the blog, 9 thousand angry comments on the announcement video, dozens of “anti-beta” YouTube channels and online petitions against the change scattered all over the Internet, your response has been deafening silence, and the help page still promises a July 15th “forced migration” date. It’s completely unapparent whether or not anybody at YouTube has noticed the commotion. So what happens? The pitchforks are out, the voices are still getting louder and angrier and the ASCII art on the blog is getting bigger and more desperate. Some users commented they had flagged the video as “promotes hatred or violence”, and it wasn’t a joke.YouTube, I can’t overstate how badly you’ve handled this. For such a huge site you ought to have something resembling a clue how to listen to and interact with your users! The single thing you didn’t do wrong is that you (apparently) haven’t censored any criticism. Thank goodness, or everyone would have gone ballistic. You got that right by accident though, because actually it’s completely typical for responses to the YouTube blogs to be ignored.

Even if you respond now, damage has already been done. Users incensed by the lack of response have probably already gone to their forums and chatrooms all over the web and posted comments along the lines of “YouTube ****. They keep making stupid changes and don’t listen to their users.” Because as long as you aren’t listening, we’ll tell anyone who will.

This doesn’t reflect well on Google either. If there is ever a major revolt against a Google change like this, it looks like you/Google will be completely incapable of handling it. How can you expect to control a billion angry web surfers?

While I do sort of look forward to the potential fun and chaos of a massive Internet-wide revolt against Google, I suggest you get a clue. YouTubers have raised big objections to the design of the new channels, aggrandized by the fact that social website users will generally resist and reject major change to their pages, whether they’re improvements or not. It’s like getting up and finding someone switched your car for a different (newer) model overnight, while losing your toolkit and personally chosen seat covers (analogy to the channel backgrounds, etc). You’d feel indignant, right?

Finally: I *HATE* the new channels. They’re a functional and asthetic regression in almost every way. A few users prefer them, but because of the complaints almost no-one thinks the change should be forced like it is. You should help the angry users because their anger won’t go away. It’ll be hidden for a while, but it will come flooding back at a later date the next time there’s a problem.

I’ve seen many of you discussing that you’re having trouble downloading your uploaded videos (to MP4). The majority of you mention that the “Download to MP4″ button sometimes doesn’t appear next to your videos, and so you’re unable to download your video.

Shailesh asked:


In the previous issue of this series, we looked at how you could use article directories to generate traffic for any product or services you are selling. In this issue, we’ll be looking at how we can move it a little further. You’ll be learning how to use your articles to even generate a bigger readership audience and make more money in the process.

Asides using the article directories, there are various means you can promote your articles with. Some of them are: Use of social network sites popularly known as Web2.0 portals, Submitting your articles to Ezine publishers who need quality content related to the topic you are writing on, News Sites and News feeds, tagging, allowing other people to publish your articles, increasing the Keyword Density of the article etc. Using these techniques is not rocket science. If you know how to check your email and type a few letters and emails, then you can use the techniques to gather as many visitors as you want.

Let’s start with using social networking websites. These are communities online that cater to providing an avenue through which people can get to meet each other for the first time, or where old time friends can catch up with each other. It’s like a get together joint for people across the globe. Examples of these include My Space, Rout, hi5, etc. Some of these websites have as much as a billion hits daily. For more detail go to: www.perfect-ghostwriter.com. At least hi5 has that much traffic on a daily basis and My Space has about the same. Imagine the potentials inherent here. A billion hits! What if you could divert some of that traffic to you so other people can visit your website, blog etc.? The potential is limitless. How do you divert the traffic to your website or blog or get people to read your article?

Register with any of these websites that you choose. I am more familiar with My Space although the dynamics of the other websites are not too different. So, we’ll use that as our working example.

Then create your profile page. The key to this is making your profile attractive and funny except if you intend to join the very serious-minded folks or "no-jokes" groups. Make your profile page appear interesting. Let people see that you are a fun guy to be with etc.

Set up your blog. This is highly important as you’ll need it on a daily basis. My Space provides you with facilities so you can create your blog and start posting. Note that your blog address is different from your My Space page. Your My Space page is where you tell all about yourself. In short it is where the world first gets o meet you. Their first impression of you will definitely result in their either wanting to know you better or not. You can insert your blog link here as they’ll want to see what you have to offer if they are interested in knowing more about you.

Then start adding your articles, videos, and audios to your blog. This is what your invitees will see when they visit your blog and may either keep them coming back or keep them away. There is no limit to the amount of articles you can add. So as long as you are producing those, post them on your My Space blog.

After setting up your blog and your page, you are good to go. Browse through the groups you like and start sending invites. Sending invites simply means adding people as your friends. This is your first step of introduction. For more detail go to: www.article-writing-secret.com.When you send them the Request to add as a friend, they get it in their inbox. More often than not, they will want to check out who wants to add them; that are the reason the initial preparation of the home page and blog page is highly important. Be careful about adding too many friends. My Space has placed the limit of friends you can add to 400 a day. Anything above marks you out as a spammer. But as a starter, add 250 a day. It’s safe. As you get used to the modalities involved with using My Space, you can increase the number of invites you send out.

www.yourown-article-directory.com

www.myarticle-submitter.com

Then start posting bulletins to your friends who have accepted you. Bulletins are a form of message. After the bulletin, include the link to your article at the bottom. Then, send and in no time, they’ll get your message. If you have just people on your friends list, they are bound to read it if it is interesting.

raam rahim asked:


WHY IS MY ACOUNT SUSPENDED, I want know that why a video can not play uploded by any site?

For those of you who don’t know how to do this, follow these steps:1. Take a look at the embed code (see below). In bold you’ll see “YourChannelName”. This is where you’ll insert your YouTube username.2. Delete “YourChannelName” and replace it with your actual YouTube username.

The first rule of handling a potential Internet revolt (whether justified or not) is to respond FAST. Whenever criticism builds, respond loudly and clearly to your users that you’re listening, interested, and willing to explore changes, and revolts will be quelled immediately.

In my humble opinion you’ve done almost everything wrong here. After 57 thousand angry comments on the blog, 9 thousand angry comments on the announcement video, dozens of “anti-beta” YouTube channels and online petitions against the change scattered all over the Internet, your response has been deafening silence, and the help page still promises a July 15th “forced migration” date. It’s completely unapparent whether or not anybody at YouTube has noticed the commotion. So what happens? The pitchforks are out, the voices are still getting louder and angrier and the ASCII art on the blog is getting bigger and more desperate. Some users commented they had flagged the video as “promotes hatred or violence”, and it wasn’t a joke.

YouTube, I can’t overstate how badly you’ve handled this. For such a huge site you ought to have something resembling a clue how to listen to and interact with your users! The single thing you didn’t do wrong is that you (apparently) haven’t censored any criticism. Thank goodness, or everyone would have gone ballistic. You got that right by accident though, because actually it’s completely typical for responses to the YouTube blogs to be ignored.

Even if you respond now, damage has already been done. Users incensed by the lack of response have probably already gone to their forums and chatrooms all over the web and posted comments along the lines of “YouTube ****. They keep making stupid changes and don’t listen to their users.” Because as long as you aren’t listening, we’ll tell anyone who will.

This doesn’t reflect well on Google either. If there is ever a major revolt against a Google change like this, it looks like you/Google will be completely incapable of handling it. How can you expect to control a billion angry web surfers?

While I do sort of look forward to the potential fun and chaos of a massive Internet-wide revolt against Google, I suggest you get a clue. YouTubers have raised big objections to the design of the new channels, aggrandized by the fact that social website users will generally resist and reject major change to their pages, whether they’re improvements or not. It’s like getting up and finding someone switched your car for a different (newer) model overnight, while losing your toolkit and personally chosen seat covers (analogy to the channel backgrounds, etc). You’d feel indignant, right?

Finally: I *HATE* the new channels. They’re a functional and asthetic regression in almost every way. A few users prefer them, but because of the complaints almost no-one thinks the change should be forced like it is. You should help the angry users because their anger won’t go away. It’ll be hidden for a while, but it will come flooding back at a later date the next time there’s a problem.

I’ve seen many of you discussing that you’re having trouble downloading your uploaded videos (to MP4). The majority of you mention that the “Download to MP4″ button sometimes doesn’t appear next to your videos, and so you’re unable to download your video.

Burl T. Collins asked:


As an article author and article marketing enthusiast I am sure you are aware of any number of great article directories to be found on the internet. They serve as repositories of knowledge by allowing authors to submit their articles for review by the editor for inclusion in the directory. This can mean massive exposure for the author and the authors personal website because publishers and free to copy the articles into their own websites provided they keep the link back to the authors website active. I am also certain you are aware of the fact that most of these article directories use scripts specifically designed for that purpose.

A few examples of the most popular article directory scripts are :

Articledashboard

Articlelive

Niche Master Directory

Article Friendly

And there are many others. They all have their advantages and disadvantages and some similarities. For example, like almost all directories, the index is subject driven. This means the articles are organized by a subject heading and subheadings. This has the advantage of allowing the editor to decide which subjects will or will not be included in the directory. One disadvantage is that such a directory cannot be all inclusive unless the editor plans to think of a heading and subheadings for every possible subject in the world.

I am pleased to announce there is now another article directory format. It does not use a regular article directory script. Instead it uses a popular forum script called MyBB – MyBulletinBoard. This new forum style article directory includes 26 forums which are simply arraigned in alphabetical order. Example: A Forum, B Forum, C Forum. All an article author has to do is register for the main forum and post their articles in the appropriate alphabetical forum by subject. You can visit one of these forum style article directories at msrdinc.com/forum. This forum has the obvious advantage of being all inclusive as you can post articles on any subject you can think of from A to Z.

Here is some more information about the msrdinc.com/forum you may find interesting. First of all, it is free to join and you can post all the articles and messages you want. They will appear immediately on the message board and will be subject to the forum moderators review later. You do not have to wait for approval by an editor. You can include hyperlinks in the body of the article and even images too. Plus, when you register you get a signature box that automatically appears at the bottom of all your post. This can include a brief author biography, a link to your own homepage and your personal policy about coping your articles.

The MyBB Script also has an RSS feed generator that visitors can use to subscribe to the forum RSS feeds. The RSS feeds themselves are automatically generated by the script. These Real Simple Syndication feeds are a great way to gain even more exposure for your articles.

The domain name msrdinc.com is owned by MSRD Inc. It may amuse you learn that this stands for Mad Scientist Research and Development Incorporated. MSRD Inc was founded July, 6 -2007 as an S corporation in the state of South Dakota. The MSRD Inc Forums main theme is eBay but articles on every subject are welcome in the article directory. Also featured is an Open Forum where you are free to chat about almost anything as long as it is family friendly and a Funny Pages Forum where everybody shares the joke of the day. Visit the MSRD Inc Forum today and say hello to Vader.

Marlin Rollins asked:


With video game technology advancing so fast and so far from where it started, one can’t help but to entertain the idea of where it’s going to go from here. After all, that is part of a larger creative process and we’d like to think that our writings contribute even in some small way. One of the earliest video games that we can remember is Commodore’s “Pong.” But never did we think the industry would have reached the point where it is today. One thing is for sure however, and that’s the gaming is pushing full force ahead.

Today we did a little fantasizing to see where our imagination and desires would take us.

The following offers some suggestions of what could be done short of a little thing called, “impossible.”

We’re a little intrigued with the “Sun Game Glasses” idea. Wearing a pair of dark sunglasses and using the technology implemented by Nintendo’s “Wii” system, we could literally watch a game take place right before our eyes and then interact with it using a device that’s about the size of a pen. Since this isn’t exactly a new idea, we’re curious to watch what develops from University of South Australia’s ‘ARQuake’ project1 – a springboard for this kind of gaming to develop in the near future for sure.

Another cool idea we’d like to see erupt within the gaming industry is the ability to talk to the characters inside a game. Some games allow players to textually speak to game characters already, but we’d like to see this pushed a little further. We’d like to be able to orally interact with characters: ask questions, joke around, warn and speak to them as if we were speaking to another human being. And we’d like to hear these characters talk back! It’s the ultimate artificial intelligence opportunity and although it would probably be years before this technology would be available on a wide scale, we’re sure it would be a hit.

Will we ever get to the point where we can play inside a simulated environment the way the characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation could play? Virtual reality is getting close, but the reality of the simulation is gone the moment we put on the silly-looking goggles and gloves. In order for simulation of this sort to work, there has to be as little a barrier between gamers and the game as possible. We don’t what to just think we’re inside a game, we want to feel that we’re inside a game and to be honest, we don’t want to have to go somewhere outside our home to do so.

The television or computer screen will suffice for now, but in the future, we’re going to want to be surrounded with the elements that make gaming the wonder that it is today. We’re going to want to transform our dens or bedrooms into a virtual alien ship or simulated jungle. In short, we want a new world.

One possible obstacle to bringing this fantasy into our living rooms is public acceptance. Would the public be ready for such a high level of entertainment? And could the public handle it? Immediately following Nintendo’s Wii release, customers were ready to complain that they wanted their old controller back! So as with any new development, there will surely be unintended consequences and although we’re gung-ho for these types of advances, we also share concerns about the impact it would have on an audience that isn’t “virtually ready.”

As a result, we can certainly envision a few laws introduced that restricted the use of our fantasy gaming. We already have some laws that attempt the same now and in our opinion, that’s a good thing. The last thing we want to encounter in gaming is physical harm – especially when we’re trying to enjoy virtual entertainment!