Whether you like it or not, the MarionetteBot is here.
A store window, some mannequines, a kinect and some creative programing make this a fun execution. Seen on CGM, this Japanese execution claims to have people lining up to play with it, yet the video shows very little of the actual mannequins in action making me a bit suspicious about how well this worked, but I am sure we will be seeing this tactic come up again.
In talking with my daughter after a recent trip to London, she asked the question about where the 'Keep Calm & Carry On' poster came from. My first response, "The Internet", did not seem to satisfy her, so I then told her I did not know, but would look into it.
After a few searches here and there I came across this video describing the secret journey from war propaganda to meme. It is a lovely story in how a message travels across the globe, some a simple, humble beginning. Figuring that many of you may not know the history of this passed along phrase, I have posted the video below. Enjoy.
Today, the talented and lovely Chris Rojas posted this video on my Facebook timeline.
Now this is not the first elevator stunt we have seen. There was this one, and this one too. They seem to pop up every year or so.
As someone who has done a lot of creative marketing over the years, I can't help seeing these and feeling like we are all being played a bit.
I know we wall want to believe they are real, and the fact is that they do get picked up and passed around so from a media and attention perspective, I get it. But as with this one and so many others, I have to call 'staged' because I do not see how one could, for a major motion picture or product for example, risk the fallout should someone have a heart attack or worse after being shocked as so.
Perhaps I am the last person who should call fake on potentially fabricated situations, but there is something about them that at times, does irk me.
Do you feel the same or do you enjoy simply for the entertainment they provide?
