How 75,000 People Playing A Single Game Of Pokemon Have Created A Religion

Posted: February 18, 2014 in Tech
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The geniuses over at Twitch TV have designed a game of Pokemon Red that responds to chat comments. The resulting chaos is glorious.

It is the beginning of Day #6 for Twitch TV's social experiment, where nearly 75,000 people are playing the game Pokemon Red.

It is the beginning of Day #6 for Twitch TV's social experiment, where nearly 75,000 people are playing the game Pokemon Red.

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This is accomplished through a program that translates chat comments into in-game commands. With over 120 hours down, they've managed to accrue four badges and are currently, as of this writing, in Team Rocket's Hideout.

This is accomplished through a program that translates chat comments into in-game commands. With over 120 hours down, they've managed to accrue four badges and are currently, as of this writing, in Team Rocket's Hideout.

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But with what amounts to the opposite of a hive mind, there's been an awful lot of this.

But with what amounts to the opposite of a hive mind, there's been an awful lot of this.

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Here's a time-lapse from Day #4, at 3500% speed.


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