Saturday, March 24, 2007

Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

Ever wonder what it would be like to ACTUALLY be a part of the video games you love to play? Be able to really make the slam dunks in NBA Live, go fishing in Runescape, or be a sniper in Halo?
Well—here’s your chance. Rasmussen Enterprises now offers a total immersion video game, where your brain is wired to the computer for the total experience of the game –sounds, smells, etc. You are in the game. And it’s only $50 for a half hour of play. Rasmussen Enterprises newest Total Immersion game is Heir Apparent. In this game, you are a sheepherder and the illegitimate child of the newly deceased king and must return to the kingdom to be crowned Heir Apparent. There are many ways to win but along the way you must… find the magic ring, outwit your 3 half-brothers and the queen, recite poetry to a head chopping statue, save the kingdom from barbarians, find the stolen treasure, chase away a group of pesky ghosts, answer riddles from a lonely dwarf, and steal a crown from a man-eating, gold loving dragon.
Sounds easy, right? And like all video games, if you die, you have to start the game over from the beginning. But there is one catch. The group Citizens to Protect Our Children has broken in and damaged the computer system. So time is limited, not just for your character but for you. If your character loses another life, so could you…
Wanna play?
Rasmussen Enterprises is not responsible for any personal injury occurred on the premises. A small number of users participating in Total Immersion may experience short term effects not limited to but including “light-headedness, decreased appetite, increased heart rate, blurred vision, memory loss, inability to concentrate, and/or loss of motor control.”

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