If You Have An Answer, We Have A Question!
It’s been almost 7 years since I last said those lines live in the StudioDome on Second Life. The show which was The 1st Question is something worth seeing again entering a new era of Virtual Reality. This could be you in a few years as an avatar in a virtual game show.
After 11 years since the show started, I wanted to revisit them, and looking back, re-watching I am filled with awe for what we pulled off every week for years. The shows are funny but also very informative and presaged today. So here are both the questions, and the answers from these 14 shows, I’ve included the tie breakers which weren’t always used, as they were too good not to include. Matching those up are part of the new interactivity. Some of the stuff is really out of this world!
How many The 1st Questions were there? In all, around 150, as it ran once a week for 3 years and the last year, once a month. The format changed from an hour to 30 minutes as well over time.
If you watch more than a few episodes, you’ll see segments change, avatars evolve, and the set get redesigned. In the 4 years everyone really delivered a great show, Hydra & the crew were amazing, I thank everyone involved for the love and dedication. It was done with wonder that we were pulling off a live show in the metaverse, and no matter what, the show must go on! We saw action in the Dome not on camera, like being bombarded with inappropriate pictures, forced to a secret alternate location through DOS’s, and other attacks by griefers. I also want to thank the folks who stepped in when there where last-minute cancellations, I was always so grateful for you all.
It was a Pre-Golden Age of Virtual Entertainment, and ahead of its time. It predicts a future where people gear up and join a game show already in progress. First Person Thinking games will prove to be an important VR market. * If you have an Inner, or Outer Geek, this show is for you.
Welcome to the 1st Question!
April 2008 – July 2012
(The 2nd Question till March 2009)
*Very similar to what people already do online now, these are the categories I see flourishing over the next decade for the Virtual Realist.
FPS – First person Shooter –People who get a thrill from shooting zombies, bad guys, opposing forces, etc.
MPS – Multi person Shooter – People who get a thrill killing zombies, bad guys, opposing forces, etc. together, or on teams
FPB – First Person Builder – Person who gets a thrill, or has an educational requirement to fill making stuff
MPS – Multi Person Builder – People who get a thrill, or have an educational requirement to fill making stuff together, or on teams
FPT – First Person Thinker – People who get a thrill solving puzzles / playing games
MPT – Multi Person Thinker – People who get a thrill solving puzzles / playing games together or on teams
FPS – First Person Sports – Person who gets a thrill playing sports
MPS – First Person Sports - People who get a thrill playing sports together or on teams
FPC – First Person Consumer – Person who gets a thrill out of shopping
MPC – Multi Person Consumer – People who get a thrill out of shopping together
FPP – First Person Performer – Person who gets a thrill out of performing
MPP – Multi Person Performer – People who get a thrill out of performing together
FPX – Person who gets a thrill from virtual sex
MPX – People who get a thrill from virtual sex together