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Idea Overview:
EXPLODING POLITICIANS – THE NUANCE OF DARK HUMOR Politicians stink. I don't mean in an odoriferous way; I mean in the way that most things stink. You see, no one likes politicians. Even the families of politicians don't like politicians. This provides a unique opportunity to monetize the absolutely insane amount of vitriol and hyper-charged political climate in a way that leverages the "silo effect" of social media. This pathos of hyper-vigilance, over-sensitization, and over-stimulation, as provided for "free" by the technocrats, has made us addicts to the next click or like or response. Using mobile phone games and applications as a delivery mechanism for wit and sarcasm, we can provide the ludic loops, dopamine hits, and provide a cathartic release for the need for people to vent... and to adapt games in real-time to reflect changes in the political climate. Games of chance, carnival games, slot machines, "gambling" wheels of fortune, and merchandise will provide a continuous forum of profitability. The game will be freemium, with added probabilities of success and game functionality add-ons. The aim would be to start with American politics, then British politics, and beyond....
Who might use it/where it might be used?:
I'm envisioning web-based games so that Google, Apple, and social media companies can't demonetize. After all, the only thing with a lesser sense of humor than politicians is those who feed off the bloated bureaucracies created by them. A slightly more "tame game" would be presented on the apps and social media that is designed to feed into the game-incorporated website where people can choose which one of many games they want to play.
The Market (B2B, B2C or Both):
Business to Consumers (B2C)
Sector the idea belongs to:
Information technology
Is there a similar idea to be found?:
This concept "plays" on the wildly popular "Exploding Kittens" game, the demotivators calendar, and the huge rise of cynical games such as Cards Against Humanity. Nobody is leveraging the paranoia and outright factionalism that is pervading American and British politics. I even created a prototype called "Spin Biden's Wheel of Appeasement," featuring a Wheel of Fortune where you could make decisions just like the somnolent Walking Dead president! Also, "Spin Trump's Wheel of Hair" and fantastic games where you can make fun of the politician you love to hate the most!
Why you think there is a demand for your idea?:
We live in a world of abject cynicism, skepticism, and fear. Why not monetize that? I, for one, find it quite hysterical that people take any politician seriously. We deify them when they deserve ridicule. I'm just helping that process along... and in the process, pissing off the laughably inept people we keep electing to higher office.
Who would be the ideal customers?:
The ideal customer is obsessed with CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and the "talking heads" that tell us what to think. Enamored by dogma, this individual is constantly arguing with other people just like them on Facebook. Consumed by a desire to waste time, this individual is enslaved to social media and has a desire to prove themselves right... by only associating with people like them.
What ideas do you have to reach these customers?:
Advertising on digital media, especially in the most polarized news creators and aggregators, will provide all the virality needed. On the left, this might mean advertising on Mother Jones... on the right, this might mean the Drudge Report.
How far have you developed this idea?:
Extremely well-developed concept. I produced a "beta" game of chance and the various layers of monetization, including online and offline purchases, creating community forums, promotional products, and distribution channels.
What – if any – feedback have you had for this idea so far?:
The gut reaction has been laughter and frothing at the mouth for such mobile phone games.
What supporting material – if any - would you like to add to your proposal?:
In addition to games are videos that eviscerate lifetime politicians. An example: PARODY POLITICAL PRODUCT COMMERCIALS • Biden’s Magic Mirror – For when you forget who you are, where you are, and why you’re there. • Biden’s Magic Elixir Spring Water – Turns everything someone else did into your very own accomplishment you can claim as your own. Literally screams out “I Did That!” to spectators as they watch you drink it. Feel more like a success by latching onto the accolades of one past president and passing every bill ever to pass Congress in the last 50 years. • Bernie’s Hot Sauce – For when you want your socialism just a little more hot and spicy. • Biden’s Touchy-Feely Massage Chair – Works the shoulders especially hard and makes you feel very creeped out. Constantly feel like there’s someone else there in the room, perhaps a weird Uncle, waiting to sneak up on you, ready to pounce at the first chance to “cop a feel” or present his most convincing “Here’s Johnny!” impression. • Biden’s Public Speaking Lesson Primer – Learn how to copy, virtually word-for-word, a much more talented speaker’s entire speech and get away with it… winning office time and time again and never paying the price! • Biden’s “I’m Joe Biden and I’m Running for Senate!” T-Shirt – Tell everyone you know that Joe Biden is one hamburger short of a Happy Meal! • Win a Weekend at Bernie’s Weekend by entering the Vacation Raffle of a Lifetime! One lucky billionaire will get to spend up to 3 days at one of Bernie’s Socialist Paradise AirBNB homes! Play with Bernie’s two prized dogs, NotMy and Money…. Learn the history behind Bernie’s brilliant discovery that it’s easier, and far more lucrative, to make money from public office than it is to stay on the government “cheese.” Follow Bernie for a day of hot dog eating, gouge-out-my- eyes repetitious campaign stops touting his accomplishments naming far-flung post offices in the outskirts of Vermont. See him dodge questions by talking really loudly and yelling random phrases at passersby. • The Bernie Calculator – When fuzzy math is no longer working and “look, is that a meteor?” is not resonating with the public, get the Bernie calculator where no matter what you press, the number is always 1/1,000,000 of its true calculation. Makes your debt just go away by pretending you don’t understand decimal points or rational thought. • Biden’s “Heebie Jeebies” Foam Finger – Tell everyone you know that you’re Number One even though most people look at you as a total Number Two. • Bernie’s Playing Cards – This beautiful collectible deck of authentic Bernie 2020 playing cards contains a treasure trove of Communist figures throughout history responsible for tens of millions of deaths and untold misery. Relive Bernie’s journey through seven decades of revolutionary fervor, with pages of the Communist Manifesto and other tomes of Communist fervor sprinkled throughout its beautifully adorned cards. • Biden’s Brain Boosting Supplement – Feeling like you often forget who you are, where you are, and how you got there? Want to know how you can convince Americans that it’s ok to act like you’ve gone on a vacation that you’ll never come back from? Feel the need to tell everyone you know that you finished in the top half of your law school class while really finishing 76th out of 85 law school graduates? Want to forget the time you said that you “exaggerate when [your] angry” or that you’ve “never gone around telling people things that aren’t true,” while conveniently lying about quotes you’ve plagiarized, your academic performance, and even lying about lying? Then take the Biden Brain Boosting Supplement Democrats are calling “Better Than Going on a Meth, Crack, and Bath Salts Bender”. • Biden’s Essential Oils Collection – Biden’s essential oils collection helps women calm down after being totally creeped out by their run-in with the former Vice President. For women suffering post-Biden PTSD, we recommend bathing in a quarter gallon of our luscious oils for every 5 minutes of direct exposure.

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