San Andreas Streaming Deer Cam
March 20, 2016 11:18 AM Subscribe
San Andreas Deer Cam is a live video stream from a computer running a hacked version of Grand Theft Auto V, hosted on Twitch.tv. The hack creates a deer and follows it as it wanders throughout the 100 square miles of San Andreas, a fictional state in GTA V based on California.
The deer has been programmed to control itself and make its own decisions, with no one actually playing the video game. The deer is ‘playing itself’, with all activity unscripted… and unexpected. In the past 48 hours, the deer has wandered along a moonlit beach, caused a traffic jam on a major freeway, been caught in a gangland gun battle, and been chased by the police.
By Brent Watanabe. More info here.
The deer has been programmed to control itself and make its own decisions, with no one actually playing the video game. The deer is ‘playing itself’, with all activity unscripted… and unexpected. In the past 48 hours, the deer has wandered along a moonlit beach, caused a traffic jam on a major freeway, been caught in a gangland gun battle, and been chased by the police.
By Brent Watanabe. More info here.
Looks like they bump it once in a while. The cops had it trapped in a fenced area. With 3 stars, they weren't going to be leaving it alone. Then it suddenly teleported to the middle of the desert.
posted by rlk at 11:27 AM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by rlk at 11:27 AM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Someone was shooting at the deer! How dare they, the deer has done nothing wrong.
posted by The Whelk at 11:28 AM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 11:28 AM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Yeah, I just watched that. About three police cars showed up and the deer was hit with a volley of bullets. It shrugged them off because urban deer don't give a shit.
He's modded it such that this is the deer model and behavior replacing the player or something to that effect, and in its wanderings it must have inadvertently committed some kind of violent act (maybe knocking a person down) that got it a wanted status.
The bullets have no apparent effect on the deer, but the police think they've killed it when they've shot it enough and the wanted level resets and, also, I just watched the deer respawn into a new location even though it seemed to be unhurt.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 11:31 AM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
He's modded it such that this is the deer model and behavior replacing the player or something to that effect, and in its wanderings it must have inadvertently committed some kind of violent act (maybe knocking a person down) that got it a wanted status.
The bullets have no apparent effect on the deer, but the police think they've killed it when they've shot it enough and the wanted level resets and, also, I just watched the deer respawn into a new location even though it seemed to be unhurt.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 11:31 AM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
Wait until deer hackers turn it into a giant UFO.
posted by user92371 at 11:31 AM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by user92371 at 11:31 AM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
I wondered why the police were shooting at the deer. Now the deer seems to be stuck on a fuel tank.
posted by rikschell at 11:33 AM on March 20, 2016
posted by rikschell at 11:33 AM on March 20, 2016
Deer is now taking a smoke break on a loading dock.
posted by ODiV at 11:42 AM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by ODiV at 11:42 AM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
What a brilliant work of art.
posted by twsf at 12:09 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by twsf at 12:09 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
The deer nonchalantly walks through a rain of bullets and explosions. Blood streams from her flank; she is unperturbed. Very Princess Mononoke.
posted by fast ein Maedchen at 12:12 PM on March 20, 2016 [12 favorites]
posted by fast ein Maedchen at 12:12 PM on March 20, 2016 [12 favorites]
This is a thing of beauty. Now I'd like to see a modded San Andreas where 3/4 of the people are replaced by deer, and the remainder by mountain lions. Maybe with cops still present. They're triggered into action by the animals fighting. When they get stars, the deer and lions forget their feud and unite against the cops.
posted by honestcoyote at 12:24 PM on March 20, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by honestcoyote at 12:24 PM on March 20, 2016 [6 favorites]
She's also wandered into a military base where troops proceeded to open up with automatic weapons, and then several tanks rolled in...two of which subsequently exploded due to friendly fire.
posted by Pryde at 12:27 PM on March 20, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by Pryde at 12:27 PM on March 20, 2016 [5 favorites]
I'm feeling anxious. She's been stuck in this paddock for several minutes now, and why can't she jump the fence? Why not?
posted by ambrosen at 12:30 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by ambrosen at 12:30 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Poor girl just fell in a pool, floating upside down for a bit before righting herself. Other swimmers unconcerned.
This is oddly fascinating.
posted by GhostintheMachine at 12:37 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
This is oddly fascinating.
posted by GhostintheMachine at 12:37 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Deer does not understand automatic gate
posted by Dee Grim at 12:39 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Dee Grim at 12:39 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Cool! But please don’t use the Park Service Logo. That is less cool.
posted by Going To Maine at 12:40 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 12:40 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
Wait until deer hackers turn it into a giant UFO.
UFU - Unidentified Flying Ungulate?
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:42 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
UFU - Unidentified Flying Ungulate?
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:42 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
@Dee Grim - That was driving me insane. Would stop as soon as the gate opened fully. Ugh.
posted by kuanes at 12:42 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by kuanes at 12:42 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Anyone else in the Twitch chat? (i'm warpedeye there) Would love to see some mefite live commenting over there.
posted by Dee Grim at 12:43 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by Dee Grim at 12:43 PM on March 20, 2016
She's at the airport. I wonder if she's already seen the airport.
posted by GhostintheMachine at 12:43 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by GhostintheMachine at 12:43 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
I guess airport trespass gets you wanted stars. That makes sense.
posted by ambrosen at 12:44 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by ambrosen at 12:44 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Why does it not just steal a plane?
posted by thelonius at 12:45 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by thelonius at 12:45 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
holy shit full-on police response on the tarmac, the deer is headed for a 747
seems to be well-armored for a deer
posted by mwhybark at 12:45 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
seems to be well-armored for a deer
posted by mwhybark at 12:45 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
they've brought out tanks
posted by mwhybark at 12:47 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by mwhybark at 12:47 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
This is the second time I've found myself watching an AI play a video game on Twitch.tv (the first was Threes).
I'm not sure what that says about games, Metafilter or me.
posted by TheNewWazoo at 12:53 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm not sure what that says about games, Metafilter or me.
posted by TheNewWazoo at 12:53 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
The deer looked at me!
posted by vibrotronica at 12:54 PM on March 20, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by vibrotronica at 12:54 PM on March 20, 2016 [6 favorites]
That coast is beautiful.
posted by ambrosen at 12:56 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by ambrosen at 12:56 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
Deer hit by two cars. Wait ... a third car. It's ok.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 12:59 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 12:59 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
The police at the airport do not like the deer, they are saying very bad words about it as they empty their weapons into the deer and all surrounding buildings.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 1:07 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 1:07 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
The deer is on a ranch trying to run into a fence so it's doing fairly normal deer things
posted by The Whelk at 1:21 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 1:21 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
San Andreas police are well-known deer racists. It's a fact.
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 1:25 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 1:25 PM on March 20, 2016 [4 favorites]
"This is seriously making me want to replay GTA V."
I don't like multiplayer and didn't even come close to finishing the game, but I jump into it now and then just because it's so fun to simply drive and run around and see the sights and listen to the radio. Especially since I got a GTX 960 with 8GB, which isn't amazing or anything, but enough that I can really enjoy the game. It's really nice with my PC connected to my 50" TV running in 1080p.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 1:46 PM on March 20, 2016
I don't like multiplayer and didn't even come close to finishing the game, but I jump into it now and then just because it's so fun to simply drive and run around and see the sights and listen to the radio. Especially since I got a GTX 960 with 8GB, which isn't amazing or anything, but enough that I can really enjoy the game. It's really nice with my PC connected to my 50" TV running in 1080p.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 1:46 PM on March 20, 2016
The deer seems to be able to handle stairs, but her jumping abilities are seriously limited--she's stuck on a many-story dome by the water and can't get over a staircase railing.
...a problem she has handled by falling off the dome and mooing. Ouch. Better than being run over by a tank, at least.
posted by esoterrica at 1:49 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
...a problem she has handled by falling off the dome and mooing. Ouch. Better than being run over by a tank, at least.
posted by esoterrica at 1:49 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
The bullets have no apparent effect on the deer, but the police think they've killed it when they've shot it enough and the wanted level resets and, also, I just watched the deer respawn into a new location even though it seemed to be unhurt.
UFU - Unidentified Flying Ungulate?
sounds like miyazaki's deer god :P
posted by kliuless at 1:49 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
UFU - Unidentified Flying Ungulate?
sounds like miyazaki's deer god :P
posted by kliuless at 1:49 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
"I don't like multiplayer and didn't even come close to finishing the game"
Oh, I finished it on PS3. I'm not really interested in the modding or multiplayer either. For some reason I really enjoyed the story, and the scenery is beautiful. Oh, and the minigames to get your pilots license are terribly good fun.
posted by zrail at 1:49 PM on March 20, 2016
Oh, I finished it on PS3. I'm not really interested in the modding or multiplayer either. For some reason I really enjoyed the story, and the scenery is beautiful. Oh, and the minigames to get your pilots license are terribly good fun.
posted by zrail at 1:49 PM on March 20, 2016
The deer has angered some rednecks. They swear a lot.
posted by user92371 at 1:53 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by user92371 at 1:53 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
christ what am i doing with my life
posted by Foci for Analysis at 2:04 PM on March 20, 2016 [14 favorites]
posted by Foci for Analysis at 2:04 PM on March 20, 2016 [14 favorites]
Deer is trapped between a propane tank and a fence. It has been calmly walking forward without actually going through the fence for a couple minutes now. Except for occasionally stopping or, a couple times, ducking its head and trying to charge (while still not budging).
posted by ardgedee at 2:05 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by ardgedee at 2:05 PM on March 20, 2016
Sun is setting, deer's still trapped and repeating its walk cycles.
posted by ardgedee at 2:06 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by ardgedee at 2:06 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Woop. It just teleported to the stage of an outdoor amphitheater, ran off the stage and, uh, died. Such a miserable waste of ungulate life.
posted by ardgedee at 2:07 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by ardgedee at 2:07 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
Know what could make this even better?
A llama.
posted by ardgedee at 2:08 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
A llama.
posted by ardgedee at 2:08 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
It doesn't seem to have a jump option, nor a "spin around trying to find a way out of the corner you're in" option.
posted by user92371 at 2:08 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by user92371 at 2:08 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
Now it's getting repeatedly hit by cars on the highway. Like, over and over again. Only thing that saves the critter from an even more brutal hell is the poor clipping that allows the occasional SUV to pass through it.
posted by ardgedee at 2:10 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by ardgedee at 2:10 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
It just teleported to the stage of an outdoor amphitheater, ran off the stage and, uh, died.
Doe!
posted by Flashman at 2:10 PM on March 20, 2016 [9 favorites]
Doe!
posted by Flashman at 2:10 PM on March 20, 2016 [9 favorites]
A pedestrian just called the deer a "rude asshole".
posted by jontyjago at 2:14 PM on March 20, 2016 [10 favorites]
posted by jontyjago at 2:14 PM on March 20, 2016 [10 favorites]
Haha, yes, I tuned in for all of 2 minutes and got to see a confused deer called a "rude asshole" and was like "GTA V, ladies and gentlemen!" and turned off the stream again. Strangely compelling.
posted by town of cats at 2:15 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by town of cats at 2:15 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
After a blackout period, our protagonist now supports an awesome rack. I'm pronoun-confused.
posted by achrise at 3:24 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by achrise at 3:24 PM on March 20, 2016
Unlikely it's a she. Very few whitetail does have antlers, and if they do they're generally small.
posted by oneirodynia at 3:41 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by oneirodynia at 3:41 PM on March 20, 2016
After a blackout period, our protagonist now supports an awesome rack. I'm pronoun-confused.
Deer shed their antlers between January and April, due to a drop in testosterone weakening the tissue. they then grow back all summer. :)
posted by oneirodynia at 3:45 PM on March 20, 2016
After falling over a few times at the amphitheater it ran up into the hills and came across another deer. After a bit of socialization, they started rutting. After they finished, he crossed a road, pausing halfway to wait for a car to pass. Apparently it learned from its earlier experience of being run over repeatedly.
Ok, a part of that is a lie, but totally GTA
posted by wierdo at 3:59 PM on March 20, 2016
Ok, a part of that is a lie, but totally GTA
posted by wierdo at 3:59 PM on March 20, 2016
I was joking. Compare the "she" vs. "he" vs. "it" references above my comment. Also. where's the proof it's a whitetail? I've never seen it flick its tail, and it's tough to make a size comparison.
posted by achrise at 4:00 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by achrise at 4:00 PM on March 20, 2016
..and upon tuning back in after posting, the deer apparently wandered onto the airport or a military base, got a four star wanted for its trouble and was nonchalantly absorbing bullets while being called an inbred asshole. Shortly thereafter, someone shot a grenade at it, killing a nearby soldier with the splash damage. Good times...
posted by wierdo at 4:04 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by wierdo at 4:04 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Deer-bro got teleported to the middle of a military base and then the guns and bazookas came out, leading to the horrifically surreal moment of watching an explosion of fire surround the deer without it noticing, while a guy in a uniform caught in the blast is rolling on the ground screaming.
Also apparently being in the middle of a military base gave the deer four stars. So now that he's been teleported to some deserted commercial strip police are appearing out of nowhere to shoot him.
So the deer ran to the shore, walked into the water, and is now exploring the depths of the ocean while sunk to his haunches in the sand.
posted by ardgedee at 4:06 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Also apparently being in the middle of a military base gave the deer four stars. So now that he's been teleported to some deserted commercial strip police are appearing out of nowhere to shoot him.
So the deer ran to the shore, walked into the water, and is now exploring the depths of the ocean while sunk to his haunches in the sand.
posted by ardgedee at 4:06 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
And now he's wandering around on the sea floor of the bay, which is confusing.
posted by ambrosen at 4:06 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by ambrosen at 4:06 PM on March 20, 2016 [3 favorites]
Just as I tuned in he teleported inside what looks like the boarded up entrance of a mine shaft and is running in place but can't escape. This is a delightful concept but I'm finding it unbearably depressing.
posted by bleep at 4:10 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by bleep at 4:10 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Deer is now running around on the side of a massive oil tank. He looks confused. This is understandable. People are shooting at him.
Cars, or even falling small distances can kill the deer but apparently heavy explosives cannot.
posted by ardgedee at 4:19 PM on March 20, 2016
Cars, or even falling small distances can kill the deer but apparently heavy explosives cannot.
posted by ardgedee at 4:19 PM on March 20, 2016
Oh thank goodness, the deer finally lost its police stars. Now it can wander majestically in peace.
posted by Kattullus at 4:36 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Kattullus at 4:36 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
GODDAMN DEER GOT STUCK IN A POOL AND CAN'T GET OUT
STUPID MAJESTIC DEER
posted by Kattullus at 4:37 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
STUPID MAJESTIC DEER
posted by Kattullus at 4:37 PM on March 20, 2016 [2 favorites]
Well, unless it learns how to use the ladder out of the swimming pool, it's fucked now.
posted by Wataki at 4:37 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by Wataki at 4:37 PM on March 20, 2016
Throwback to the original Sims - you used to be able to murder your Sims by installing a pool, waiting for them to take a swim, and deleting the ladder.
Earlier today I watched the deer trapped in a parking booth because she couldn't quiiiite hit the door. I think she may be even more mentally limited than the original Sims were.
posted by gingerest at 5:05 PM on March 20, 2016
Earlier today I watched the deer trapped in a parking booth because she couldn't quiiiite hit the door. I think she may be even more mentally limited than the original Sims were.
posted by gingerest at 5:05 PM on March 20, 2016
The deer's name is obviously... Buck.
posted by jackrational at 5:07 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by jackrational at 5:07 PM on March 20, 2016
A pedestrian just called the deer a "rude asshole"
This is accurate for most deer
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 5:12 PM on March 20, 2016 [9 favorites]
This is accurate for most deer
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 5:12 PM on March 20, 2016 [9 favorites]
Heh. Deer ran into a guy on the boardwalk. Guy turned around and attacked deer with a flying kick, landed on the ground. Deer unfazed.
posted by GhostintheMachine at 5:17 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by GhostintheMachine at 5:17 PM on March 20, 2016
Between this and Goat Simulator, I'm fully in favor of the ungulate software trend.
posted by naturetron at 5:26 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by naturetron at 5:26 PM on March 20, 2016
My few minutes with the deer was it apparently doing an homage to Down and Out in Berverly Hills -- wandering through alleys behind million-dollar homes.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:33 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:33 PM on March 20, 2016
The deer just wandered onto the airport's tarmac, which got it three stars. The police called it a bunch of mean things, like 'loser,' and shot it multiple times in the tail and head.
Still just a confused, curious deer!
posted by stirred for a bird at 5:49 PM on March 20, 2016
Still just a confused, curious deer!
posted by stirred for a bird at 5:49 PM on March 20, 2016
What do you call a deer with no AI?
No AI-deer!
posted by carter at 6:18 PM on March 20, 2016 [13 favorites]
No AI-deer!
posted by carter at 6:18 PM on March 20, 2016 [13 favorites]
I turned it back on and we scaled a beautiful scenic mountain which he fell down a few times. I also saw him get hit by a car which was distressing but he was ok. He told me his name is "Old Hoofy".
posted by bleep at 6:19 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by bleep at 6:19 PM on March 20, 2016
I've watched the deer several times today. And though it's apparently invulverable to most battlefield munitions and can regenerate itself indefinitely, I still feel bad for it. Alone and all.
posted by the sobsister at 6:31 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by the sobsister at 6:31 PM on March 20, 2016
After about 10 minutes of watching this, I have become emotionally attached to this deer.
posted by desjardins at 6:43 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by desjardins at 6:43 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
I wish they would show it eating or sleeping, I'm concerned about its energy level. Poor deer.
posted by desjardins at 6:45 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by desjardins at 6:45 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
The deer is now running back and forth along the beach--I've watched it through the sunset, can hear the waves, can see the lights of nearby houses and hear crickets (?). This is deeply soothing.
posted by c'mon sea legs at 6:48 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by c'mon sea legs at 6:48 PM on March 20, 2016
Now there is a gentle rain.
posted by c'mon sea legs at 6:49 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by c'mon sea legs at 6:49 PM on March 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
Is this GTAV Online? Because you don't see tanks driving around in story mode, but other aspects make it seem like this deer isn't around with other live players?
posted by cell divide at 8:29 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by cell divide at 8:29 PM on March 20, 2016
It was having a nice little stroll on the mountain, and then someone teleported it onto a giant fuel tank.
posted by tavella at 9:28 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by tavella at 9:28 PM on March 20, 2016
Just watched it jumped into the ocean, and now it's running on the bottom of the ocean. No big deal.
posted by billder at 9:58 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by billder at 9:58 PM on March 20, 2016
This is some hybrid mod so it's really neither story mode nor online. The appearance of (other frolicking) animals means -- at the very least -- it's not baked 100% in online mode.
posted by user92371 at 10:30 PM on March 20, 2016
posted by user92371 at 10:30 PM on March 20, 2016
...we scaled a beautiful scenic mountain which he fell down a few times. I also saw him get hit by a car which was distressing...
But you're not helping.
Why is that, Leon?
posted by Devonian at 3:05 AM on March 21, 2016 [8 favorites]
But you're not helping.
Why is that, Leon?
posted by Devonian at 3:05 AM on March 21, 2016 [8 favorites]
aaaand... It's down, and replaced with an hour of canned footage from last month.
posted by ardgedee at 3:46 AM on March 21, 2016
The San Andreas Deer Cam is currently experiencing technical difficulties and will be back soon. Above is footage recorded on 2/29/16.Incidentally, was that National Park Service logo in the header of the page last night?
***Note 3-20-16 10:45pm PST: Deer Cam is frozen. It will be back online tomorrow at 3:00pm PST.***
***Note 3-20-16 10:00pm PST: The Deer Cam computer will likely crash in the next 5 hours, and the admin is away. If the Deer Cam is offline, it should return 3-21-16 by 3:00pm PST***
posted by ardgedee at 3:46 AM on March 21, 2016
sanandreasdeercam has been identified as a threat to corporate resources by our work firewall and is blocked.
posted by Mogur at 4:37 AM on March 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Mogur at 4:37 AM on March 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
Deer hit by two cars. Wait ... a third car. It's ok.
Deer is like moose.
posted by maryr at 5:41 AM on March 21, 2016
Incidentally, was that National Park Service logo in the header of the page last night?
yes.
posted by mwhybark at 5:47 AM on March 21, 2016
yes.
posted by mwhybark at 5:47 AM on March 21, 2016
When watching it yesterday, it died twice from falling off the same curb, after walking away from a firefight on a military base intact. Weird deer.
posted by tavella at 8:41 AM on March 21, 2016
posted by tavella at 8:41 AM on March 21, 2016
It's down, and replaced with an hour of canned footage from last month.
Approximately the last 15 minutes of that canned video are the deer standing motionless while being repeatedly punched by some hothead on the boardwalk. It's pretty amusing.
posted by Johnny Assay at 9:27 AM on March 21, 2016
Approximately the last 15 minutes of that canned video are the deer standing motionless while being repeatedly punched by some hothead on the boardwalk. It's pretty amusing.
posted by Johnny Assay at 9:27 AM on March 21, 2016
Having now lived with deer in a semi-urban environment I can assure you that the AI for this deer is very accurate and scientifically crafted down to the exact 6-7 neurons contained in the average deer brain.
Including the behavior of standing randomly in the street and blocking traffic, randomly turning around multiple times, ignoring basically everything and everyone that isn't food, bolting off in random directions at top speed, including headlong into immovable objects, climbing things it probably shouldn't and otherwise causing endless amounts of carnage through sheer stupidity.
As for the bullet-proof, indestructible attributes, I can only assume that is accurate as well because I've never even heard of one of the aging hippies around here taking a shot at one, though there are urban legends that backyard poaching with quieter hunting implements like a crossbow or compound bow is a thing that occasionally happens.
Which I can find no real fault in. The deer around here are incredibly well fed on organic back yard vegetable gardens and, frankly, they look delicious.
posted by loquacious at 7:36 PM on March 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
Including the behavior of standing randomly in the street and blocking traffic, randomly turning around multiple times, ignoring basically everything and everyone that isn't food, bolting off in random directions at top speed, including headlong into immovable objects, climbing things it probably shouldn't and otherwise causing endless amounts of carnage through sheer stupidity.
As for the bullet-proof, indestructible attributes, I can only assume that is accurate as well because I've never even heard of one of the aging hippies around here taking a shot at one, though there are urban legends that backyard poaching with quieter hunting implements like a crossbow or compound bow is a thing that occasionally happens.
Which I can find no real fault in. The deer around here are incredibly well fed on organic back yard vegetable gardens and, frankly, they look delicious.
posted by loquacious at 7:36 PM on March 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
I opened it up just now and it was riding a bike.
posted by aroweofshale at 7:15 PM on April 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by aroweofshale at 7:15 PM on April 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
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