<div class="gmail_quote"><div>eheh, I'm glad the concept of "technological parody" is giving so much to discuss :)</div><div>We should put up a twitter account with the #technologicalparody (kidding)</div><div>
<br></div><div>M</div><div><br>I caught on to it, just because I liked the phrase so much. But there are some real examples--Rube-Goldberg machines come right to mind, but you never see them in real life as anything other than comedy.<br>
<br>There may be more real-life examples from hacker/builder communities--like, say, a robotic fridge designed to fire a can of beer into the air. Although it may be an awesome novelty, it's not actually practical. Hence, it's nearly a mockery of robotics to build it. No offense to the creators of beer can canons--but you knew it was going to be a joke before you started.<br>
<br>So, there's a clear comparison between Pd and Guitar Hero that illustrates the difference. With Guitar Hero on your favorite console, you have a specialized controller, useless for any other "games", that only plays canned guitar riffs from a CD. Moreover, the software has to run on particular hardware. Then, a clever programmer with Pd can take that same ridiculous controller and use it for whatever he/she wants. <br>
<br>Chuck</div></div>