Weekly Review #151 - City wide zombie tag, cheap jet pilots, and easy Cookin
Still sore from Journey to the End of the Night on Saturday, which was the most fun I've had in ages. It's essentially zombie tag (become a tagger when tagged) with thousands of people across an urban area.
We started in SF's Fort Mason as 'nominees' and had to collect 'voter sponsorships' from 'focus groups' ranging from Coit Tower to the Presidio. They had fun little exercises set up at each place for you to win their votes, and an overall quirky, fun vibe.
Sprinting through the city keeping an eye out for other players kept you on edge. There were several fun moments when we eyed each other across the street, then broke into sprints at the same time to try and escape. You were always checking your back, always peeking around corners.
Not much to improve here, except maybe using technology a bit more. Could be fun to have moments when you could see everyone on the map, or a running leaderboard on top taggers and the like. I felt so alive! My legs are still paying for all that sprinting days later, though...
Tech
AirConsole - Play multiplayer games together — www.airconsole.com
Your browser is the console, your smartphones are the gamepads. Heck yes local multiplayer! No need for expensive consoles when we all have computers in our hands.
App that tells you what food to buy and how to make it, step by step. I gotta try this.
Set up a page, a reason, and an interest rate and have anyone invest in you, if you're trustworthy. Crowdfunding with the product as a person!
Lifehacks
Be a Fighter Pilot for a Day! | Air Combat USA — aircombat.com
Apparently you can fly a fighter plane for $900 - not bad! A true jet fighter will set you back $4k, though - jet fuel is more expensive than prop planes.
Mistakes You Should Never Make — sethbannon.com
Several honest and vulnerable pieces of advice from Seth Bannon, a first-time founder who knows. Involve your advisors. Outsource your weaknesses. Be honest.
Fun
Fever The Ghost - SOURCE (official music video) - YouTube — www.youtube.com
Totally awesome music video animated by Felix Colgrave, a niche famous 2d animator whose work is boldly original and vaguely psychedelic. So much fun!