A smartphone game turns waiting at a red light into a virtual tug-of-war: pedestrians on opposite sides tap their screens to pull a knot toward them before the signal changes. The faster you tap, the more it moves your way, making the wait feel like a race instead of a bore.
Jaywalking. We've all done it, but not all of us get away with it. So how can we get people to obey the law and wait for the light before they cross the street? If we're waiting and don't have anything to do, the wait seems forever. The minutes just drag on. I've got a plan. It's a game of virtual tug-of-war. The people on this side of the street compete against people waiting on the other side of the street. The goal is to beat the other person before the light changes. The faster you tap, the closer the knot moves to your side. Oh! Yeah.
Cool. No, no, no. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, go, go, go, go! All right, I'm going. Oh no, harder! I am! Harder! Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go! We got it.
