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Thoughts on 1 vs 100 Live
So if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have noticed that I wouldn't shut up about 1 vs 100 for a while. I've tried to cut down on the tweets, but I needed to get my thoughts out about this game somewhere, so here I am posting more than 140 characters.
Brief introduction: 1 vs 100 Live is a video game adaptation of the short lived (at least in the US) trivia game show, 1 vs 100. It's the first "show" on Xbox Live Primetime and is a massively multiplayer online game show for Xbox Live gold members.
While it's based on the 1 vs 100 concept, there are some tweaks. There are a few live shows each week, in which there's an actual host in a studio in Seattle who has his audio streamed during breaks, and each episode is 2 hours long. Apparently 101 people wasn't "massive" enough, so you can be selected as the One, one of the 100 in the Mob, or play in the crowd, which is everyone else. Some episodes have had over 100,000 people connected at once, which is a very large crowd.
The alternate format which occurs most evenings is the Extended Play in which there's no live host, and there's 37 questions each episode. These scores help you qualify to be selected as the Mob or the One in that week's live episodes. But they're not too relevant to the story here.
The game is in its second beta phase right now. The first one was the Canadian beta in which I managed to play in for the last weekend, and it is now in the US/Canada beta phase which opens it up to the US.
( Now a really long story about myself, and being more notable than I'd ever choose to be, even if it's to a small community, and it's probably really boring to the rest of you, but I need to get it out of my head )
Brief introduction: 1 vs 100 Live is a video game adaptation of the short lived (at least in the US) trivia game show, 1 vs 100. It's the first "show" on Xbox Live Primetime and is a massively multiplayer online game show for Xbox Live gold members.
While it's based on the 1 vs 100 concept, there are some tweaks. There are a few live shows each week, in which there's an actual host in a studio in Seattle who has his audio streamed during breaks, and each episode is 2 hours long. Apparently 101 people wasn't "massive" enough, so you can be selected as the One, one of the 100 in the Mob, or play in the crowd, which is everyone else. Some episodes have had over 100,000 people connected at once, which is a very large crowd.
The alternate format which occurs most evenings is the Extended Play in which there's no live host, and there's 37 questions each episode. These scores help you qualify to be selected as the Mob or the One in that week's live episodes. But they're not too relevant to the story here.
The game is in its second beta phase right now. The first one was the Canadian beta in which I managed to play in for the last weekend, and it is now in the US/Canada beta phase which opens it up to the US.
( Now a really long story about myself, and being more notable than I'd ever choose to be, even if it's to a small community, and it's probably really boring to the rest of you, but I need to get it out of my head )
Well, I'm glad I haven't bought this yet
There is no reason an adult should have [Animal Crossing:But it comes from a well informed source:Wild WorldCity Folk]
The equipment is real expensive and we cannot afford to buy all of the systems and do not have the resources either to examine all of the possibilities.
Daily Tweets
- 09:33 Ooh, these headphones do a good job of blocking the background chatter on the bus. One step towards my anti-social isolation bubble! #
- 13:14 Boy someone's cranky about the neighborhood they live in: www.flickr.com/photos/34846864@N02/3333327070/ #
- 18:48 <Obligatory about to see Watchmen tweet, now with added Rear Window captioning> #
- 21:54 So there's this book out there called "Watchmen" and it should really have a big "SPOILER WARNING" printed on the front #
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- 21:32 Hooray! Helped raise over $3900 for Big Brothers Big Sisters K-W tonight #
Daily Tweets
- 15:59 @jfpoole Thanks for ruining my plans to buy a new Mac! Way to use "data" and "measurement" to spoil my fun! #
- 16:49 @jfpoole Well I'm not crazy! For a Mac Pro, I could buy a new mini, and two more for media centers! #
Daily Tweets
- 10:10 I feel so weird about the fact that I pre-ordered the new Neko Case but haven't purchased the new U2 today. #
- 11:22 Apparently I bought 31+ minutes of frogs and crickets today? There should have been a notice, so I wouldn't be so confused. #
- 14:38 @firda I can add a 22nd song (iTMS link) tinyurl.com/b8ju7n #
- 19:24 @monkeyspoon5 I'll take one! #
- 21:11 @megier I've played with it for Windows but oddly not Mac. On Windows it's an experiment, on the Mac it would be replacing my default #
- 22:12 @monkeyspoon5 Go ahead and enjoy, don't know what theatre we're going to anyways. #
Daily Tweets
- 09:14 Huh, while both routes get me to work within a few minutes of each other, only one features 15+ mins of standing outside #
- 11:13 I'm pretty sure I need one of these boxes of Trix tinyurl.com/ao232j #
- 19:44 @onion74 Indeed. What's weirder is that InterTAN used to operate Rogers Plus. I hope Bell doesn't mess with it too much #
- 21:54 @squideye You're welcome. I found it by chance and figured you were the most likely person to a) want to and b) be able to attend #
- 22:54 @tvot It wasn't too bad in the morning, but @jessicasays picked me up in between buses on the way home. #
Daily Tweets
- 12:18 @firda Im interested in your pay the mortgage by doing nothing ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter :) #
- 15:34 @firda Ahh, if only I had some sites on which to place ads. Oh well, back to work on Monday #
Daily Tweets
- 10:29 @firda Every so often I see Crazy Bottle Guy from our old neighbourhood wandering near work. Just try to be unlike him, and you'll be fine #
- 11:08 @firda Oh yeah. @jessicasays and I saw her one day by the fence of the B&B demonstrating a lack of discretion in bodily functions #
- 11:40 @jennw While not a typical strip, this is still one of my favourite Achewood strips: tinyurl.com/2yhks6 #
Daily Tweets
- 12:05 @jennw I assume you're looking for Windows? #
- 21:40 Dear BellTV/ExpressVu tech support: Telling me "oh, your PVR may erase everything once or twice a year" isn't building confidence #
- 21:57 At this point, I'm just working on the right amount of anger to call back in order to get retention pricing, since Rogers isn't an option! #
- 23:29 @megier Rogers costs even more, is less transparent in billing, I don't like their UI, and I'm not going to switch ISPs to bundle #
Daily Tweets
- 10:22 @forestpirate Yeah, they added People Got a Lotta Nerve to the store this week. @jessicasays isn't a big Neko Case fan, but I had to buy it #
- 23:13 Very annoyed that my Bell PVR that has served me well for 3+ years decided to delete everything on it, including the Price is Right I was at #
- 23:29 @jessicasays Useless. He tried to escalate my call, but the escalation people had gone home for the night. So now I have to call back tom. #
Daily Tweets
- 12:32 @jfpoole I was going to come up with a snappy response, but then I had too much fun with the Safari 4 Web Inspector. I still use Lynx though #
- 13:54 Can someone explain why violence on public transit requires different penalties than violence not on public transit? #
- 00:10 Who put Neko Case in Rock Band and can they add some more? #
Daily Tweets
- 15:58 Can't say I expected Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells a Story to be a key song in GTAIV: The Lost and Damned... #
- 21:44 Dear Payless Shoes: You are using a terrible Depeche Mode cover: tinyurl.com/aqm62q #
- 21:56 @jfpoole Sorry. It was just one part of the Oscars that I can't unwatch. I'm not sure why I hate myself like this. #
- 21:58 No seriously, is this whole musical medley here because of Mama Mia? Because that seemed like a huge waste of time, and I like Abba! #
- 22:13 @mutantlog I'm not opposed to good covers,and I know we disagree on Cat Power's Space Oddity, but that one was just lame. The Gap was better #
- 22:30 @onion74 tinyurl.com/dxfskg #
- 22:30 @megier Hmm, do I retweet with @onion74 in there or just leave it? #
- 22:35 @megier Answer: Leave it. She's already replied. #
- 22:45 Lessons that sound obvious when you say them: Don't leave your can of pop next to the fan vent of your laptop. #
- 22:49 @onion74 It was nearly empty, and not there for super long so it wasn't a horrible experience. #
- 22:49 @firda I know @jessicasays gave up and went upstairs. I played some GTAIV for a bit, so I think I'm watching more than caring #
- 22:55 Also, why have I not been interested in Slumdog Millionaire when it's a Danny Boyle movie with a game show framing? This confuses me. #
Daily Tweets
- 20:45 @ian_in_seattle Google Reader these days. Bloglines reliability has gone way downhill. GR Mobile isn't as good, but I read from many places #
Daily Tweets
- 15:32 OH from my coworker re The Pixies : "They kind of sound like Counting Crows". Workplace rules prevent hitting him. #
- 16:37 @ian_in_seattle I thought you meant metaphorically, like wow, Windows Live is so successful it's on fire. Then I saw your picture. #
- 16:43 This sounds potentially awesome. Or stupid. Can't tell. tinyurl.com/ddd8uv #
Daily Tweets
- 16:29 @jessicasays Oh boy oh boy! What's in the box? Oh wait, I placed the order. #
- 23:10 @onion74 What show? #
February 16th, 2009
February 16th, 2009
Originally uploaded by Edgar Wright.
It's a good thing I don't live in Toronto anymore, because I'd be totally stalking this movie production...