In this fast-paced, ever-changing world, with all the high pressure and information overload, it's sometimes good to get back to the old, slow, peaceful ways... Like staring into an open fire, contemplating, and occasionally poking a log...What has this got to do with our Digital Life category? Well, thanks to Ninentendo handheld technology you will soon be able to do this in the comfort of your own home - play the upcoming MyFireplace, with the Wii!
Thanks to Technabob for flagging this one. It made me smile.
ESR, the game's producers, state:
But fire? Health & Safety may come down on you like a tonne of bricks, mind. And the childrens' lobby could crucify you for encouraging kids to play with burning material. On the whole, maybe, best just get back to the high-pressure, information overload...
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ESR, the game's producers, state:
"This is a simulation game in which players can tend to a virtual fireplace. Players can add logs to the fire, add decorations to the mantle, and pump air into the fireplace to keep the flames burning."Sounds great to me. A good de-stresser. I look forward to a similarly peaceful follow-up game, Staring out to Sea from a Headland.
But fire? Health & Safety may come down on you like a tonne of bricks, mind. And the childrens' lobby could crucify you for encouraging kids to play with burning material. On the whole, maybe, best just get back to the high-pressure, information overload...
(Picture - By slgckgc, courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution Licence)
Comments (2)
next will be the Virtual Woodchopping app (extra points for severing a limb with the chainsaw), the Fire Extinguisher app for when those virtual embers jump onto the carpet, and the Chimney Fire app for when you forgot to have the chimney cleaned and built too big of a fire.
Steve K.
Posted by Steve Kurt | May 12, 2010 3:41 AM
Posted on May 12, 2010 03:41
...and maybe there will then even be a game where you play a game when you relax, after all this activity. Maybe it will be called MyFireplace, and the circle of life will go on forever... :-)
Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com | May 14, 2010 11:25 AM
Posted on May 14, 2010 11:25