And so, this is my history with Pinkie Pie. I don’t know if the video game project we started together will ever really be completed, but I do know I’ve enjoyed working on it, especially playing it now that I’ve gotten it ready for playing. And, at the time I'm writing this conclusion, I have the first expansion pack for it complete; and I just need to run it so it can add the new missions into the game. I still plan on taking notes on the game play, but I’ll only publish them if there’s a request or demand for it.

In the mean time, there’s one thing I’ve heard about that has me particularly excited: a new input/output device that can be used on the computer as well as on an entertainment system. The company that’s making the device normally makes and sells video games and systems for those games. From what I’ve heard about this new device, it’s something of a full-body suit, complete with a helmet with a viewing screen inside it; and the whole suit looks like some kind of futuristic armor that can be connected to a computer by wires. Right now, the title that’s being suggested for it is “Haptic Boy.”

From what I’ve read about it, it’ll be connected first to something of a podium with belts to hold the gamer in place, and a base of pillars that will each hold a small metal sphere to help control friction while the device is running. The pillars and spheres will provide a surface that’ll give the gamer the sense of walking over various terrains that he or she will see in the game. According to the article, the armor connects to the podium, which in turn connects to a computer or entertainment system, by a type of USB cable. If I understand haptic input devices correctly, there are likely to be areas in the armor that, when a collision is detected, will contract or otherwise cause pressure within the suit, very likely even stop movement, allowing a gamer to feel objects he or she may hold or otherwise touch in the game.

It’s an ambitious project, but one that, with our technology, I’m sure could be done. And, it could be the first, if not next, step toward a Star Trek style holographic deck or suite. I may just decide to get one of those Haptic Boys and try it out for myself, assuming that I’ll be able to afford it, and that they’ll stick with that label. If it turns out that I’m correct in what I think it’ll be, I might just be able to adapt it to my game, which will allow me to take more complete control of my character.

At any rate, I’ve even started working on another expansion pack, which will adapt the third season of “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” for my game. But, in the mean time, I’ve given a label to this first expansion, based on the fact that I helped the video game Pinkie Pie earn her wings in the game that I won of “Hey, Batter!”. And, I do plan on the expansion being part of successfully maneuvering Pinkie Pie away from destruction. No point in making the expansion for the main target character if she hasn’t survived. At any rate, based on the fact that I’ve already mentioned, and the label I chose for a pony with both earth and pegasus powers, I’ve labeled the pack “Angel of Mirth.” And, just to let you know, just because I’ve given the expansion pack that label doesn’t mean it’ll only work if Diane earns her wings first. If, in the game, Pinkamena earns her horn first, the missions in this first expansion will still work. They’ll just adapt to a terra-corn Pinkie Pie. But, at any rate, since I’ve just gotten started on the second expansion, I haven’t decided what I’ll call that one just yet. I’m sure I’ll have a label for it by the time I’ve finished with my playthrough of the game expanded through the second season.

In the mean time, as I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, because I had a living model of the pink party pony to work with, I’ve given the video game version of her as much of her personality as I could. And, as I’ve demonstrated before, there are evidently still some bugs to work out of it. As I, and others, play through the game, especially with the new expansion, I’m sure those bugs will reveal themselves, or be revealed; and I’ll deal with each of those bugs in their turn. In the mean time, I look forward to getting back to playing “Hey, Batter!” and, in that way at least, associating with Pinkie Pie again.

As I’ve said before, I’m not the only one that’s been playing the “Hey, Batter!” game. As it turns out, when Russel and Ariela haven’t been at school or doing their homework, they’ve also been playing. And, Sansana and I have been making sure they were finished with their homework before they started playing "Hey, Batter!". In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Pinkie Pie has been helping with that as well.

I don’t know if they’ve failed first and then succeeded as I have done, but I do know they’ve informed me that they’ve had fun playing. If I’m correctly interpreting what they’ve said about their experiences, my guess is they’ve proceeded on the success course without going on the failure course first. And, that leads me to wonder if they won’t have difficulties when they get to the dream sequence that’s part of the game before Pinkie Pie’s first transformation. I might just have to write in my notes, or just instruct them, about how they can best help Pinkie Pie if they have, in fact, chosen the success course before or entirely without the failure course.

You know, with that in mind, I suppose the best thing to do would be to discuss the situation with Pinkie about her Cupcakes version, and how the wings, horns, and cutie marks with which she’s dressed have no life in them, and there’s just no way for Pinkie to really become exactly like that evil vision of herself. I hope I planned for such a situation. I guess I’ll just have to wait and find out.

Well, that’s all I can think to write about right now. I hope you’ll join me when I begin the playthrough of the success game from where I left off, on the day of Pinkie Pie’s first transformation.