Shark Week used to be something we all looked forward to each year on the Discovery Channel. A few years ago, the Discovery Channel abandoned science programming in favor of catering to America’s unending supply of white trash with appalling programs like Monster House, Monster Garage, American Chopper, etc. Shame. Even Shark Week had become a joke, with shark shows on for only a few hours at night.
This year they came to their senses and took Shark Week very seriously. Not only is the shark programming constant, they released a killer Web 2.0 game called Shark Runners. I am hooked. You man a ship and your task is to hire a crew and search for Great Whites to monitor. You can see your friends’ ships if your know their screen names. Here’s the cool part: the sharks in this game are controlled by real Great Whites off the coast of California! They have RFID tags in their fins to track their movements.
Right now, I am studying Lucy (pictured), a 4.3 meter female with a short temper. She’s already attacked one of my crew members who was hospitalized. Big fun.
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i recently have become hooked on this game too. i’m glad to know that i’m not the only one out there. i do have a question though. how do you get the HE and RE data?! thanks!
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