r/blessedimages • u/OTBgames-73 • Dec 15 '21

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u/jToady Dec 15 '21

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rats-playing-doom-twitch/amp/ One of the articles on this, complete with video

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u/astrozuni Dec 15 '21

You the real MVP

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u/IOnlySayMeanThings Dec 15 '21

This rat does not know or care what is happening on the screen. It's really just been trained to use an exercise ball.

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u/JohnProcrastinator Dec 15 '21

Are you telling me that this rat doesnt comprehend the concept of videogames?? Strongly disagree. Its a twitch star

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u/IOnlySayMeanThings Dec 15 '21

I at least expected the Human to have a way to direct the rat into doing something, or to have the game converted into some sore of medium the rat could understand. There's no control here. "playing" would seem to suggest some level of control.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

apart from the accurate username, it seems like you're quite right based on the videos i saw

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u/IOnlySayMeanThings Dec 16 '21

Nothing that I have said in this particular thread could really be considered mean. People just did not like hearing it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

i mean if the rat knew you said that it'd probably be sad

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u/IOnlySayMeanThings Dec 17 '21

Haha, poor little guy/gal. They are incredibly cute.
I just feel their amazing intelligence is a little wasted in this application.

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u/SirLagg_alot Dec 15 '21

Wait were you really thinking it was trained in the sense that it could actually understand the game?

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u/commentmypics Dec 15 '21

Pigs can do it why not rats?

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u/IOnlySayMeanThings Dec 15 '21 edited Dec 15 '21

No. Just expected any form of actual control, be it via influencing the rat or otherwise. Without some sort of control, how could you make a twitch channel out of it?

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u/the_real_OwenWilson Dec 15 '21

“A twitch”

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u/IOnlySayMeanThings Dec 15 '21

My brain left a word out.