Nokia N-Gage — Get-Out-And-Play.com, Snakes
jtherkal: I’m not sure if this ever aired on television, even in a shortened form. But it’s another example of how YouTube advertising can be effective in driving traffic to a website. I wasn’t sure exactly what this was for, but I love the stop motion version of human “snakes.” It made me curious enough to visit get-out-and-play.com. They have a pretty cool version of the breakout game there, using real people as the paddle, ball and targets. The problem is, even after seeing the video multiple times and visiting the site, I still wasn’t sure what it was for. I just went back to find out. My initial thought was that it’s some sort of public service announcement encouraging kids to get out and play. If that was so, it seemed counter-intuitive to put a video game on the site. Well, it’s not a PSA. It’s for Nokia N-Gage, whatever that is. Some sort of gaming thing you have to download for your Nokia phone, which I don’t have. So ultimately, it’s a cool video that doesn’t really learn me. Plus, typing in that website name with the dashes is really annoying. Someone should have tested that. B-.
sjbooher: Despite his high grade, jtherkal’s argument proves my reason for a low grade. I’m interested for about 15 aseconds, then it becomes AEM that advertises nothing since no one’s paying attention by the end. And then, apparently, you can go to the website and STILL not know what the hell’s going on. F.
Tags: get out and play, n-gage, nokia, stop motion, video games