Today I am going to teach you how to play my favorite game: massively multiplayer thumb-wrestling. It's the only game in the world that I know of that allows you, the player, the opportunity to experience 10 positive emotions in 60 seconds or less. This is true, so if you play this game with me today for just one single minute, you will get to feel joy, relief, love, surprise, pride, curiosity, excitement, awe and wonder, contentment, and creativity, all in the span of one minute.
今日我要教你哋 點去玩我最鍾意嘅遊戲︰ 大型多人手指公摔角 呢個係世界上我知道嘅唯一一個 可以令到你哋,即係玩家 喺 60 秒以內體驗到十種正面情緒 呢個係真嘅 所以如果你今日 同我一齊玩呢個遊戲 用僅僅一分鐘時間 你就會體會到快樂、放鬆、愛、驚喜 自豪、好奇、刺激、美妙同驚奇 滿足同創意
So this sounds pretty good, right? Now you're willing to play. In order to teach you this game, I'm going to need some volunteers to come up onstage really quickly, and we're going to do a little hands-on demo. While they're coming up, I should let you know, this game was invented 10 years ago by an artists' collective in Austria named Monochrom. So thank you, Monochrom. Okay, so most people are familiar with traditional, two-person thumb-wrestling. Sunni, let's just remind them. One, two, three, four, I declare a thumb war, and we wrestle, and of course Sunni beats me because she's the best.
就係短短嘅一分鐘之內 聽落唔錯,係咪? 你哋都想玩嘅 為咗教你哋點玩 我需要幾個人 自願快啲上台做一個小小嘅實際演示 當佢哋上嚟嘅同時,我想話畀你哋知 呢個遊戲係十年前 由奧地利一個叫 Monochrom 嘅藝術家團體發明 所以多謝你 Monochrom 好啦,咁好多人其實都熟悉 傳統嘅二人手指公摔角 Sunni,等我哋幫大家溫習一下 一,二,三,四 我發起拇指戰爭,跟住我哋開始摔角
Now the first thing about massively multiplayer thumb-wrestling, we're the gamer generation. There are a billion gamers on the planet now, so we need more of a challenge. So the first thing we need is more thumbs. So Eric, come on over. So we could get three thumbs together, and Peter could join us. We could even have four thumbs together, and the way you win is you're the first person to pin someone else's thumb. This is really important. You can't, like, wait while they fight it out and then swoop in at the last minute. That is not how you win. Ah, who did that? Eric you did that. So Eric would have won. He was the first person to pin my thumb. Okay, so that's the first rule, and we can see that three or four is kind of the typical number of thumbs in a node, but if you feel ambitious, you don't have to hold back. We can really go for it. So you can see up here. Now the only other rule you need to remember is, gamer generation, we like a challenge. I happen to notice you all have some thumbs you're not using. So I think we should kind of get some more involved. And if we had just four people, we would do it just like this, and we would try and wrestle both thumbs at the same time. Perfect.
咁當然 Sunni 擊敗我啦,因為佢最勁 玩大型多人拇指摔角 要注意嘅第一件事係 我哋係遊戲世代 現時全球有十億個玩家 所以我哋唔止需要挑戰 咁我哋需要嘅第一樣野嘢 就係更多手指公 所以,Eric,過來 我哋可以將三隻手指公擺埋一齊 Peter 都可以加入來 我哋甚至可以四個手指公一齊 而贏嘅方法 就係你係第一個壓住是旦一個嘅手指 呢個非常重要 你唔可以等到其他人都打晒,先至襲擊 你唔可以咁贏 啊,邊個壓住手指?Eric 係你 所以 Eric 頭先就贏咗 佢係第一個壓住我手指公嘅人 好啦,呢個係第一條規則 咁我哋可以睇到 3 或者 4 係通常一局嘅人數 但如果你雄心壯志 你唔使壓抑住自己 我哋真係可以嘗試下 你睇呢度 唯一另一條你需要記得嘅規則係 遊戲世代啊嘛,我哋鍾意挑戰 咁啱我注意到大家未有用到兩隻手指公 我覺得我哋可以加埋佢哋入嚟 所以如果我哋得四個人 我哋可以咁樣玩 而我哋就可以試下 同時用兩隻手指公摔角 非常好
Now, if we had more people in the room, instead of just wrestling in a closed node, we might reach out and try and grab some other people. And in fact, that's what we're going to do right now. We're going to try and get all, something like, I don't know, 1,500 thumbs in this room connected in a single node. And we have to connect both levels, so if you're up there, you're going to be reaching down and reaching up.
呢家呢,如果我哋係房裡面有更加多人 與其形成一個剩係得四個人玩 我哋可以捉埋其他人隻手 呢個就係我哋宜家要做嘅嘢 我哋要試下將所有房裏面嘅指隻公 我唔知有幾多,大概有 1,500 隻 全部連埋一齊 而且我哋要連接兩層 如果你喺側邊,你要 向下伸手或者向上伸手
Now — (Laughter) — before we get started -- This is great. You're excited to play. — before we get started, can I have the slides back up here really quick, because if you get good at this game, I want you to know there are some advanced levels. So this is the kind of simple level, right? But there are advanced configurations. This is called the Death Star Configuration. Any Star Wars fans? And this one's called the Möbius Strip. Any science geeks, you get that one. This is the hardest level. This is the extreme.
好啦(笑聲) 係我哋開始之前… 宜家氣氛唔錯,你哋都好興奮 我哋開始之前,我要頭先張投影片 因為當你玩呢個遊戲、玩得唔錯嘅時候 我想話畀你哋知,仲有一個高級玩法 呢個其實係入門等級 但其實仲有高級玩法 呢個係死星結構玩法 有冇星球大戰嘅影迷? 呢個叫「梅比斯環」 有冇研究科學嘅人?你哋一定明 呢個喺最難嘅一關,叫「極端」
So we'll stick with the normal one for now, and I'm going to give you 30 seconds, every thumb into the node, connect the upper and the lower levels, you guys go on down there. Thirty seconds. Into the network. Make the node.
不過我哋做簡單嘅先 我會畀 30 秒你哋 將所有手指公都連埋一齊 連起上下兩層 你哋行去嗰邊 30 秒連成一個網
Stand up! It's easier if you stand up. Everybody, up up up up up! Stand up, my friends. All right. Don't start wrestling yet. If you have a free thumb, wave it around, make sure it gets connected. Okay. We need to do a last-minute thumb check. If you have a free thumb, wave it around to make sure. Grab that thumb! Reach behind you. There you go. Any other thumbs? Okay, on the count of three, you're going to go. Try to keep track. Grab, grab, grab it. Okay? One, two, three, go!
企起身!企起身會容易啲 所有人起身!起身!起身! 企起身,各位 好 唔好開始住 如果你有多出嚟嘅手指公 咁就向周圍揈下 確保所有手指公都連埋 我哋最後再檢查一次 如果你有多出嘅手指公就周圍郁下 捉住手指公! 去你後面,非常好 仲有冇其他手指公? 好,我數三下,你哋就開始 記得你手指公嘅位置。捉,捉,捉住! 得未?一,二,三,開始!
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Did you win? You got it? You got it? Excellent! (Applause) Well done. Thank you. Thank you very much.
你贏咗?你捉到?你捉到?非常好! (掌聲) 好好啊。多謝晒。多謝你哋
All right. While you are basking in the glow of having won your first massively multiplayer thumb-wrestling game, let's do a quick recap on the positive emotions. So curiosity. I said "massively multiplayer thumb-wrestling." You were like, "What the hell is she talking about?" So I provoked a little curiosity. Creativity: it took creativity to solve the problem of getting all the thumbs into the node. I'm reaching around and I'm reaching up. So you used creativity. That was great. How about surprise? The actual feeling of trying to wrestle two thumbs at once is pretty surprising. You heard that sound go up in the room. We had excitement. As you started to wrestle, maybe you're starting to win or this person's, like, really into it, so you kind of get the excitement going. We have relief. You got to stand up. You've been sitting for awhile, so the physical relief, getting to shake it out. We had joy. You were laughing, smiling. Look at your faces. This room is full of joy. We had some contentment. I didn't see anybody sending text messages or checking their email while we were playing, so you were totally content to be playing. The most important three emotions, awe and wonder, we had everybody connected physically for a minute. When was the last time you were at TED and you got to connect physically with every single person in the room? And it's truly awesome and wondrous. And speaking of physical connection, you guys know I love the hormone oxytocin, you release oxytocin, you feel bonded to everyone in the room. You guys know that the best way to release oxytocin quickly is to hold someone else's hand for at least six seconds. You guys were all holding hands for way more than six seconds, so we are all now biochemically primed to love each other. That is great.
好啦 當你好開心咁享受緊你 第一次大型多人手指公摔角 我哋好咁諗返下剛才嘅感受 第一個係好奇心 當我話「大型多人手指公摔角」 你哋就諗,佢究竟講緊咩呀 所以我引起咗小小好奇心 創意:你哋需要創意去 將所有手指公連埋一齊 我要周圍揾或者向上揾 所以你哋用咗創意。非常好 仲有驚喜呢? 當你嘗試兩邊手指公同時摔角 嗰一刻嘅感覺其實喺好意外 你哋可以聽到 房入面嘅聲音都提高咗 我哋有刺激。當你開始摔角時 可能一邊你就嚟贏,但對手都好似就嚟贏 所以你可以一直感受到刺激 因為坐得耐,企起身可以令你放鬆 手腳都揈下揈下 我哋有快樂,你哋一直喺度笑 睇你哋嘅表情,呢度充滿住快樂 我哋有投入 我冇見到有人喺摔角時候 發短信或者睇郵件 所以你哋完全投入呢個遊戲 最重要嘅三個情感︰美妙同驚奇 我哋呢度所有人連埋一齊一分鐘 你哋上一次喺 TED 裏面 同所有人連埋一齊係幾時? 呢個其實係非常美妙同美好 講到連繫其他人 你哋都知我鍾意後葉荷爾蒙 葉荷爾蒙令你覺得你 同呢度每個人都喺埋一齊 最快令人產生後葉荷爾蒙嘅辦法 就係捉住另一個人嘅手 6 秒以上 你哋大家都捉住大家嘅手 遠遠超過 6 秒 所以我哋都喺生理上準備好
And the last emotion of pride. How many people are like me. Just admit it. You lost both your thumbs. It just didn't work out for you. That's okay, because you learned a new skill today. You learned, from scratch, a game you never knew before. Now you know how to play it. You can teach other people. So congratulations. How many of you won just won thumb? All right. I have very good news for you. According to the official rules of massively multiplayer thumb-wrestling, this makes you a grandmaster of the game. Because there aren't that many people who know how to play, we have to kind of accelerate the program more than a game like chess. So congratulations, grandmasters. Win one thumb once, you will become a grandmaster. Did anybody win both their thumbs? Yes. Awesome. Okay. Get ready to update your Twitter or Facebook status. You guys, according to the rules, are legendary grandmasters, so congratulations. I will just leave you with this tip, if you want to play again. The best way to become a legendary grandmaster, you've got your two nodes going on. Pick off the one that looks easiest. They're not paying attention. They look kind of weak. Focus on that one and do something crazy with this arm. As soon as you win, suddenly stop. Everybody is thrown off. You go in for the kill. That's how you become a legendary grandmaster of massively multiplayer thumb-wrestling. Thank you for letting me teach you my favorite game. Wooo! (Applause) Thank you. (Applause)
去接受每一個人。呢個非常好 最後係自豪 幾多人好似我咁。唔好怕羞 邊個兩隻手指公都輸咗? 呢個遊戲就係唔啱你 但無所謂。因為你今日學咗新技能 你從乜都唔知,唔知遊戲點玩 到你宜家知道點玩 你仲可以教埋人哋玩 所以恭喜你 幾多人贏咗一隻手指公? 好。我有好消息要話畀你知 根據大型多人手指公摔角官方指引 贏咗意味你已經係大師級 因為仲有好多人 都未知點玩呢個遊戲 我哋要加快呢個遊戲嘅推廣 要比象棋仲傳得更廣 所以恭喜晒,大師嘅你哋 只要贏咗一隻手指公,你就係大師啦 有無人兩隻都贏? 哇。好! 準備更新你 Twitter 或者 Facebook 狀態 根據指引 你哋喺傳奇級大師,所以恭喜你哋! 如果你哋以後仲想玩 我畀個提示你 成為傳奇級大師嘅最好辦法 就係你兩邊都同時進行比賽 先玩簡單嘅一邊 佢哋唔認真玩,或者佢哋睇起嚟渣 專注嗰隻 跟住用另一邊手臂 做超誇張嘅動作 當你贏,就即刻停低 每一個人都反應唔切,你就趁機贏佢哋 呢個就係你點樣成為 遊戲嘅傳奇級大師 多謝你哋畀我教你哋 我最鍾意嘅遊戲 (歡呼聲、掌聲) 多謝 (掌聲)