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On Friday, David went home from
college to visit his family. In the
living room, David's 14-year-old
brother, Jason, was in front of the
5 television. Jason looked crazy,
jumping around and talking to
himself.

"What are you doing?" David
asked.

10 "I'm playing Dance Central,"
Jason said. "Want to try?"

There was no controller. Jason
1
told his brother to stand in front
of the television. Then Jason
15 said that the machine could see Playing the game made David feel tired.
and hear them. The machine was also He had to move his arms, legs, hands,
connected to the television. If they and feet to play the game. Being so 30
wanted to, the brothers could tell the active, David felt like he was actually in
machine to turn off the game so they the game, not just controlling it.
20 can watch 1V.
It was terrifici Before they knew it, they
David was ready to play! Jason pointed had played nonstop for two hours.
his finger at the screen Someone once said that 35
and started a two-player technology can seem
music game. In the like magic. Standing in

25 game they were rock front of the television,
musicians, playing .. · David certainly felt like a
guitars and dancing. magician. 2

1 A controller
2 A magician is someone who does magic.
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