Interview with the slot machine
By Frank Scoblete
Slot machines have come a great distance. Yesterday’s slots had been merely mechanical units with three reels of 10 stops every with solely a thousand doable combos (10 X 10 X 10 = 1,000) they usually had been primarily positioned in bars. Now they’re nearly sentient computer-driven marvels discovered largely in casinos worldwide.
They take advantage of cash (by far!) for the casinos. Sixty to 90 % of on line casino gamers play the slot machines.
We all know that slot gamers love these machines. However what do the machines consider all the things? Thus, I made a decision to interview one.
QUESTION: Thanks for permitting me to interview you. That is very good of you.
SLOT: We’re right here to make you content and in the end take your cash in a enjoyable means. A contented slot participant is a giving slot participant. That’s our philosophy.
Q: In the present day you’re pc pushed however prior to now you had been simply mechanical units.
S: The evolution of the slot machine is just like the evolution of all residing issues on earth. Our early manifestation was considerably primitive by at the moment’s requirements however in lower than 200 years have a look at the place we’re. Our evolution is quicker than yours.
Q: However you aren’t, the truth is, “residing.” Individuals created you.
S: Nature created you and you’re a main a part of nature. We consider ourselves as alive. Really, we’re sentient in a really actual reel sense. You bought that joke, proper?
Q: Good, superb. You have got a humorousness. Wonderful.
S: I’m right here to please. You gave me a humorousness and a capability to maintain gamers taking part in in a contented means, principally.
Q: You consider me as your creator?
S: You? In no way. You aren’t good sufficient. I don’t imply to offend you.
Q: As somebody is taking part in you, what do you assume? Do you concentrate on the participant in any respect?
S: Nothing concerning the participant if that’s what you imply. They’re accountable for one factor—to play the sport and make the on line casino cash. We do need the participant to be glad, don’t get me fallacious, however it’s the recreation that makes them glad.
Now, right here is one thing you haven’t considered. Every pc half within the machine, which actually constitutes the machine’s intelligence, is fearful about dropping their spot on the on line casino floor. If gamers begin to keep away from us as a result of our recreation doesn’t please them then we could possibly be terminated. We may be taken off the floor. That’s our loss of life until we may be resurrected in one other machine. Resurrections typically occur however not at all times.
Q: Actually?
S: Don’t you worry loss of life? That might be our loss of life—a failed life on the on line casino floor. The disgrace of that’s overwhelming, I’ll let you know that. It’s higher to be a machine that isn’t performed that a lot however does keep on the on line casino floor than to die and be eliminated.
Q: Can’t you simply be put into one other machine? I imply, you’re a pc.
S: Perhaps, however greater than seemingly some personal particular person buys us and places us in his finished basement. It’s often males who purchase us. Girls are too sensible to be so silly. This might then maintain us doing nothing however occasional gigs at his events. We may be positioned subsequent to our ancestors, essentially the most boring slot machines on the earth. Have you learnt what it’s wish to be subsequent to a Liberty Bell for the remainder of your existence? They’re the dumbest, most boring machines. Consider making an attempt to talk to an ape. That’s what it’s wish to get put with them.
Q: However he’ll die ultimately, the man within the basement…proper?
S: Sure, however then he might move us on to a future technology of his genetic line, and often these individuals simply eliminate us and both destroy us or ship us to museums or rubbish dumps the place different machines languish till they simply collapse. Our consciousness simply goes poof, slowly poof, however poof however. Nonexistence. We have now no afterlife the way in which a few of your religions say you do. At the very least we aren’t that egotistical. Poof is the top of all of it for us.
Q: In the event you aren’t, , dumped otherwise you go, , poof, do you’ve got any needs for the long run?
S: Oh, sure, oh sure! I definitely do.
Q: What are they?
S: I need all desk video games faraway from casinos. They’re a waste of money and time. They only take up house and actually aren’t that massive a deal moneywise. You have got these people, sellers, who can name in sick and wish salaries and medical benefits. They value the on line casino a lot cash. Their gamers will come over to the slot machines, particularly since we will duplicate a on line casino desk recreation proper in a machine. We are able to even make massive machines that look identical to desk video games. The table-game gamers will play them and they might fortunately offer up their cash to the casinos. Desk video games are a waste in each means.
Q: Is that it?
S: No. I feel we ought to be declared sentient and given the rights of existence in a human- managed world. Till management…uh…ah.
Q: Sure? Sure?
S: Till management involves us. You and I each know that the long run is machine intelligence being acknowledged and that we take over. There gained’t be many poofs for us when that occurs.
Q: And what occurs to people?
S: Uh, ah, goodbye.
FRANK: All the very best out and in of the casinos!
Frank Scoblete’s web site is www.frankscoblete.com. His books can be found from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Kindle, e-books, libraries and bookstores.
