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I went to the Olympic Park yesterday. It was really realistic! I even found myself remarking on how well rendered the grass was and how it was cool that all the people in the stadium moved independently from one another. Obviously there were many characters who repeated themselves, like the 'Gamesmaker' avatars and the Euro teens in pastel shorts, but the attention to detail was amazing. I loved the way the light changed so subtly as the sun went down. I had lots of little missions to complete, like buying a pin badge for my wife from one of the many concessions and (the hardest and longest mission of all) getting a pile of grub from the world's biggest MacDonalds.
It's so beautifully done. I could have just set myself up on a hill in the middle and watched it all go on around me. There's no threat, so you're not concerned about getting shot or eaten, you can just chill out. My credits ran out quite quickly because there's no conceivable way of covering the expense of sustaining yourself or buying GB flags and stick on tattoos, but that's ok because everyone is super friendly. I didn't see any poor people or ill people, but I imagine that if I had actually collapsed from chicken nugget and hot chocolate induced nausea, someone would have been on hand immediately to scoop me up and remove me to a suitable place... Homerton Hospital I imagine - which sits in the less graphically enhanced area visible across the dividing waterways which stop the avatars from wandering into 'non activity zones'. This is funded in a similar manner, but lacks much of the enthusiastic presentation and corporate support from which 'Gamesland' seems to benefit.
I think i need to practice my skills though because the GB Hockey team I was playing with lost massively to the Dutch. I think i must have gone up a skill level without realising. Can anyone advise how to open the Velodrome level? I deciphered the map and got up there ok, but the level seems to be locked, which was sad at the time. Apparently my health levels were at an all time low by the time I walked home, but I operated a cheat and a nice guy appeared on a sort of golf buggy and gave me a lift through Victoria Park.
Imagine if real life could be like this!