Vex Appeal is a weblog and collection of projects by Guy Parsons, a game designer, online community and digital strategy dude in London, England. Read more about the saucy butcher boy here.
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law 37 / sleeper cell / lets change the game
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previously on vexappeal:
J.C Leyendecker and Team Fortress 2 Train of thought "Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin..." Links for FAME people They Tell Stories Ffffudging it slightly On having a rank Bunny People will see me and cry Let's all go fly a kite
I'm Prove Very Where
Friday, March 14, 2008
I love Improv Everywhere. For years, they've consistently created fantastic, clever, witty, exciting and inspiring scenes, from micro-dramas to flash mobs with hundreds of participants.
But suddenly, they've made this:
And it's just so flat, and stilted, and bizarrely off. I guess it doesn't help that they've introduced this slightly hammy voiceover to their videos. And that the crowd reaction is kind of lame. But still, it's plain weird. It does remind me a bit of the stuff they did for a TV pilot which also felt comparatively watered down. I know this is real armchair criticism, but the quality is usually so so high that it's just a startling break from the norm. I hope it's just a blip!
(On an separate note, they have created a Ning-based social network for people worldwide to create their own Improv Everywhere-style happenstances, which is how their Grand Central Freeze got replicated 34 times, including this great turnout in London.)
Labels: flash mobs, improv everywhere, shark jumping