For many, the digital world has taken over reality. People have allowed online communities like Second Life to replace real-life interactions. Now, Electronic Arts (EA) has fed into these fantasy worlds and utilized their products to predict the future of the NHL playoffs.
On Tuesday, April 8, EA Sports predicted that the San Jose Sharks will defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. They essentially did this through a simulation on the EA game NHL 08.
EA Sports also utilized Madden for superbowl predictions, including last season’s prediction when they incorrectly predicted the Patriots to take home the win.
Many take these predictions quite seriously, but all in all it is an entertaining way to start out the NHL playoffs and to shed light on EA products.
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1 comment:
An interesting attempt to tap into Stanley Cup fever.
One suggestion: replace "utilize" with "use."
Never use a 25-cent word when a five-cent word will do.
10/10
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