Desert Bus for Hope...

Pay attention because there are several elements to this post. Most of you know Penn & Teller the magicians/debunkers. These guys are funny magicians who also like to call things bullshit. They created a game for the Sega CD called Smoke & Mirrors which was a collection of mini-games. The most famous of these mini-games was called Desert Bus. According to them all the normal videogames don't really reflect real life. So they created a simulator for something you are more likely to find yourself doing. Driving a bus from Tucson, AZ to Las Vegas, NV. It is as boring as it sound and it is in real time. It is just you driving a bus for the 8 hours it takes to get to Las Vegas (or from Las Vegas to Tucson if you complete are driving back) to get the one point that earns you.

Here is a video of people playing the game.


Yep that is a bug on the windshield.

Also you may have heard about Child's Play:


The charity created by the guys who write Penny Arcade to have gamers show their support of gaming by donating toys and videogames to Children's Hospitals.

What do the two have to do with each other?

Well the crew of Loading Ready Run, an internet sketch comedy group is playing Desert Bus for 90+ hours for this charity. They set up the site http://www.desertbus.org and put the challenge out. They would be playing the game for donations. The more people donated the longer they would be playing the game. They have now raised over $6000 and have committed to play this game over 90 hours. And they have setup webcams for us to watch them do this.

BusCam


DriverCam


Anyway I think this is very cool of them and I have already kicked in a couple of bucks.