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Can animals play video games?

Researchers at MIT have been creating computer software for parrots for a long time. Their African greys enjoy viewing videos and listening to music on their "InterPet Explorer" program, and even have a specialized interface for accessing different sites. Well, I've got an African grey as well (see Fig. 1), and he's a smart little bugger. He spends more time on his own than I'd like, and it's hard to keep up with his appetite for destroying his toys. So I'm giving him my old computer.

Rather: I'm hooking up my old computer to the big screen in the family room, and letting him control a joystick to see if he enjoys it. I know he loves moving pictures: he adores watching movies or video games, and often talks to the images he sees, or even goes up to the screen to try to touch them. At first I was just planning on giving him access to simple flash games, things like this or this. Then I thought, "What about The Endless Forest? It has joystick controls ..."

I've never used the joystick controls, though. Mine is a two-button, the simplest I could find (I mostly expect him to press the main button, not the trigger). Can I set those two buttons to do actions? Dance and Roar, perhaps? What do you guys think of this idea? Is it crazy? Would you like playing TEF with a parrot?

The Index
Chapter 6: In Which Community Aid Is Called For

Seed's Story, Chapter 7: In Which The Story Concludes

Seed listened. As he wandered through the trees, he saw things, flickering at the edge of his vision – a heart hanging from a tree branch, hoofprints in the invisible ground. And voices – not the voices of the trees, but whispers that were carried on a substance sweeter and finer than air.

“You were the joyful reason…” “From a seed to a tree; a fawn to a stag..” “And now I dun' have mom and dad, I need you,” they whispered, they entreated, trickling in at first like a light summer shower.

He turned away from the trees he was looking at and went to look over another section. But something in this riddle wasn’t right.

“…and I hope to know you well enough one day to call you a friend.” "Where are you, Seed?" “I can't even imagine a forest without him." “He creates life as if he was a god himself! Not real life, I mean.. it's in my mind.” These trees, thin and dull, the flowers mere flowers, the bark mere bark – it kept out the rain and insects. It didn’t shield friends or hide a heart. He looked away – he had an idea…

“Seed eyes see lots what others can’t,” the voices said. They felt like strong touches, like a pressing wind that guided him down a single path. “I k-k-know you as a w-wonderfull p-poet, a t-t-talented stag.." [=#458B00] “Oh but only a day ago we had relished in one anothers company.

Hi mackenzie! I really am happy and I wish that you could come over every day! I really liked that deer game we played outside! It was really fun to play, but it got really windy when it got dark...which really sucks. I really think that "avatar" is really cool, that is, sence we watched it that one night. Well, didn't you think that it was cool when you (pretend)fought Joaro. I thought that it was really fun. I loved watching you play the game with me. It was really entertaining. My deer is really cool now! I really like drawing deer like you do. You have cool style. I mean you also come up with cool names. I really like your hakilu deer. He's really cool. Just to let you up on the news. I got bored, so I drew a huge dragon on my wall and of course, my parents yelled at me. So they said that they wanted me to paint it. I haven't started painting yet, but I'm going to paint it. I will see you soon.

who wants this car?

It takes a minute to load auto play warning but not loud! this is my first CSS and font working its the first AND first time ive spent three and a half days on a blog bbbuuuuttt yay know what eves!! hope you two luv birds enjoy it !!

I wrote the poem and the thebutterfly pics are mine!! but not the lone dandelion though...

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Blood
Nameless fawn death