Air-B-N-Me, Netprov, and
Periscope have been the source of fun, silliness, connectivity and creativity.
Which is great because they all began as a source of confusion, frustration,
and one major disappointment when we (those who began early) learned that Periscope is
extremely temporary, and our videos for swapping purposes were gone! Initially,
the confusion was a result of the novelty of this game; once I realized that,
my frustration left instantly. It is always fun to be the first group to try a
new concept out and that is exactly what we did. My first timid steps were
spent creating my profile. I struggled with what attributes to give my
character, how offbeat she might be, and read over the samples offered to solve
my dilemma. My character is very similar to me, had I stayed in dance and NOT
stopped to marry and have four kids. I tweaked some things for fun, and made
her name Deb Dupray as a play on “Deb do pray” (and not my alter-ego who works
in adult films Dr. Z, though that may have been more enticing for swapping!)
Once that part was accomplished, the rest was easier and actually became fun. Periscope
was a letdown as getting a video of your hands and feet is not as easy or
entertaining as one would think—the angle is terrible! Many failed attempts
were deleted before any were acceptable to post. Perhaps if I was shorter it
would have been easier but the challenge was a time consuming process, and then
the videos were gone. Sew Nice-or is it?Unfortunately, only this one saved to my phone so I had to create
new posts and different periscope videos to match. However, it was an
inconvenience that ended up being fun as the spirit of NetProv is that
spontaneity associated with improvisation. I became easily hooked because of this
pace.
Because
nobody lurfed my ads, possibly because of the expired Periscope link, I became
the lurfer, and lurfed many and frequently; it became an addiction. If I was
actually paying for these swappertunities, I’d be broke. My first steps were
within my group—Jibaro’s wife and then Destiny, but those were my group
members. I needed to be more daring, and went out into the world of Air-B-N-Me.
So far, I’ve had a lovely beach day which was delightful and turned into a
murder mystery, which I may have been an unwitting accomplice to—it was quite
some fun. And I do not know where the body is, so do not believe anyone…
Other favorites include a musical evening with food and drinks, Shakespeare readings (my
favorite), an onstage performance of The Wizard of Oz, and following someone
through their classes on the West coast. And most recently, some pet-sitting
for Marissa! Now that the game is understood, it’s almost a temptation to go in
and lurf the new posts. Some are fun; others are not for me at all. I believe
that was the intent, so this whole crazy idea seems to be a success. Adding in
some new Periscope videos is now fun and easy for my character as she is based
on my life; and here we are! Deck Dancing I added videos and to insure their lifespan, uploaded to YouTube;
anyone who knows me will recognize my grandkids and my voice—had to direct the
dance class! The fellows who set the guidelines did a great job in anticipating
our need to struggle through the first steps in order to then be able to simply run with
it and enjoy the game. The similarities of my character does allow classmates a
window into my life while remaining anonymous for the masses who are lurfing
our ads as we look at theirs. The mild anonymity affords an ability to connect
with anyone and respond freely as your character! Some say they’d
rather just be themselves on the website, which might be better for them. In
all truth, disguised by a thin veil of a character based on ourselves, makes
it far easier to reveal what we want to share—as our character--and obscure or
distort what is preferred to remain a mystery. Those of us who now know one
another’s character names can feel free to post silly things or videos and
remain somewhat within the guidelines. This short clip sadly (or safely) went unnoticed...Trampoline Time
The
other people I’ve lurfed might be anywhere, which is one exciting detail of
this game. The experience is, however, so very much better when people respond BACK! I
was constantly checking to see if anyone had replied or (hopefully) lurfed my
ads. Perhaps they can implement a way to notify the character who has been swapped or lurfed so they can respond quickly as the conversations get funny, crazy, and creative
when the story continues through multiple players. The search box is a huge
help, but doesn’t seem to get all the swaps and lurfs—I began writing them down
but sometimes I would forget if I was having fun—oops! All in all, this was fun
and I wish I would have internet on our trip so I could continue through the
week. But, I started early and have had lots of swappertunities, lurfed many,
and finally had someone swap my
Costume Shop video (nobody wants the ones with my grandkids—guess they know
they can be a handful!) I will be doing this silliness until I leave for the
plane, so here’s my two thumbs-up to Air-B-N-Me!
Greatest time ever! Check this out guys!
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