The Game Dame™

Posted on July 21st, 2009 in Pre/Reviews.
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If you’re the kind of person who has actually taken the time to include a signature line on phone-based text messages that says something along the lines of “Please excuse any misspellings. This was sent from my (insert phone model here) phone.” First of all, please know that even though you are apologizing, receiving misspelled text messages is fucking annoying. If you’re going to take the time to message me, don’t half-ass it. It’s bad enough you’re responding via text and not an actual phone call.

Secondly, if your signature line also includes something about “And I’m probably driving!” Then please allow me to introduce you to a wake up call. The New York Times just published a simple but powerful browser-based game that shows you how much damage you can do by texting and driving. You’re given a very simple task that you’re supposed to complete between reading and responding to text messages. About two seconds after receiving the first text and crashing through three gates (and according to my results a “Gray Lady”) I humbly admit that I cannot be trusted to drive a car and simultaneously text message. Check it out and see how well you do. Here were my results (click to enlarge):

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Not sure how to say this… New York Times should be capitalized. None of us are above typos.

Left by yourhighschoolenglishteacher on July 21st, 2009

LOL. The T in times is now capitalized. Thanks for the catch. My editor is on vacation. And by vacation I mean I don’t have one.

Left by The Game Dame on July 21st, 2009

Im slower than you on average, but faster than most people. it took me awhile to understand the game, so I will consider only the first one and not try again.

hehe

Left by ricardo on July 21st, 2009

our only difference was that I missed 7% of the gates while you missed only 3.

apparently you’ve practiced way too much :-p

Left by grant on July 23rd, 2009

HAHAHAH! Yesssss!

Left by The Game Dame on July 30th, 2009

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