For many years, my wife and I have considered ourselves to be karaoke rock stars.
Pre-child, we'd often be sitting on the couch on a random Friday night
and suddenly spontaneously decide that we needed to do some singing. The two of
us would head up to NYC's Koreatown, get a private room, and
belt out songs to one another. Many times, we'd leave the karaoke room
only to be greeted by the sun rising over the East River.
About 5-6 years ago, we noticed that the young kids weren't into
karaoke anymore. They were into Dance Dance Revolution, a video arcade
game played on a metal dance pad with four arrow panels. These panels
are pressed using the player's feet, in response to arrows that appear
on the screen. The arrows are synchronized to the general rhythm or
beat of a chosen song, and success is dependent on the player's ability
to time and position his or her steps accordingly.
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