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Real Lives 2004 - Living Other People's Normal Lives?

Posted by simoniker on from the born-for-the-seventh-time dept.

Thanks to USA Today for its article discussing an educational videogame which allows players to live the life of another person. The piece explains: "Real Lives 2004 starts by automatically generating a life based on current population and birth rate statistics", before explaining possible outcomes: "Our teen-testers were able to experience many different lives in just a few hours. One was a boy born into a poor family in Zhangzhou, China, who did not attend college or vocational school. As a mail clerk, our teen-tester faced decisions about gambling, alcohol and drinking... He found romance but had no children and he died at age 84 from cancer."

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  1. Modest Mouse Lyrics - Other People's Lives by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is how it seems to be
    Other people's lives seem more interesting cuz they ain't mine
    Well I'm fed up and I need to go
    Out of existance or just down the road forever..
    Later that night on the side of the road
    I'm outta gas and I should have known better
    Well a guy shows up he's 25 years old
    Always stealing kisses, such a mama's boy
    He said, and that's what he said
    He's been in the army and he did some speed
    He went down to thailand, and he did the did the deed
    Oh yeah, he did it for the boys
    A cop shows up, way damn late
    I was excited, but usually I hate to see them
    Other people's lives
    Seem more interesting
    Cuz they ain't mine
    Other people's lives
    Seem more innocent
    Cuz they ain't mine
    Later that night on the side of the road
    I'm out of gas and I should have known better.. yeah
    I'm fed up and I need to go
    Out of existance or just down the road forever.. oh yeah
    Well a guy shows up he's 25 years old
    Always steals kisses, such a mama's boy
    He said, and that's what he said
    Palm tree houses...
    I was excited but usually I hate to see them.. yeah
    (isaac mumbling) .......
    On the road
    Out of road
    Going out
    Out of gas
    Out of road
    Out of car
    Out of everything at last
    Out, out rent a car
    Got yourself a crazy walk
    Said ... bowlegged walk
    Late at night on the side of the road
    I'm out of gas and I should have known better.. oh yeah
    Palm tree houses, way down lane
    I was excited but usually I hate to see them.. yeah
    (isaac mumbling) ...
    Out of gas
    And nothing left