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Originally posted by KennyDurazo
i was GOD that day.
Last year around this same time, I set out on a mission to see if a local Los Angeles psychic could make better predictions about E3 than a highly-paid videogame analyst. It was an interesting, exciting experiment that yielded some truly fascinating results. Inspired by last year’s post, I wanted to once again get predictions from someone (or, in this case, some things) that knew very little about the videogame industry.
I thought: What about animals? They sure as heck don’t know anything about videogames, and, selfishly, I love animals and would welcome any excuse to get close to them.
With my high-concept idea in mind, I contacted the Los Angeles Zoo in the hopes they would help me see my experiment through. I knew I was aiming high, but where else could I find a controlled environment with such a wide variety of animals?
In hindsight, now knowing that everyone that works at the zoo is unbelievably considerate and helpful, it makes sense that the staff of the L.A. Zoo was genuinely excited to help me with this feature -- but at the time of them actually calling me back to give me the good news, I was in shock. Wait, the Los Angeles Zoo -- one of the most respected zoos in the world -- wanted to help me with one of my stories? A story that actually might involve me interacting with some of the animals and talking about videogames? OH MY GOSH YES!
And so, with the L.A. Zoo agreeing to help me with anything I needed, this feature was born. And I officially became the happiest guy in Southern California.
Before we dive into the entire, ridiculously amazing experience, I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone at the Los Angeles Zoo for being so welcoming and helpful throughout this entire process -- in particular, my main guide through all this, Jason Jacobs (or, as he will be referred to throughout the rest of this feature, Jungle Jason), and two other animal experts, Jon Guenther (the bird trainer) and Ian Recchio (reptile extraordinaire). Without their knowledge and assistance none of this would have ever happened. Thanks for being awesome.
So, with that, let’s get started. What did the animals of the L.A. Zoo predict for this year’s E3? Who do they think will "win" the annual war of the press conferences? And how the heck did they even make these predictions? Hit the jump for the surprising and adorable results. You really are not ready for this.
Originally posted by chr0naut
Originally posted by KennyDurazo
i was GOD that day.
So, you've moved on since?
i was MAITREYA at the age of eight during my first interew at Murchison Street School. Skinny Puppy CHORALONE from the album RABIES is MAITREYAs first interview. My proof is Skinny Puppy GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT Live extra dvd called INFORMATION WARFARE. it was a microcassette, not a studio. MAITREYAs second interview was the dance of flaming rainbow thrushes at the Los Angele zoo. The birds interviewed me in HD. KECK is the BEHEMOTH of the bible. They have taken my entire brain. Montgomery Ward quit to steal my entire kingdom. the insurance that is above federal insurance is two stores east of 90210 firestone. it is ONE psi of JESUS CHRIST that I own. the black sphere that was stolen and undersold by the dragon family for 13 million dollars is the hands and feet of all that pertains to ASHTEROTH. Paul Stanley must collect the stone under EXECUTIVE ORDER fdr 1933 gold theft to save EARTH.