He asked viewers to send in videos of themselves playing a video game with their mom.
See: Be a Part of “Gaming With My Mom”
Well, how could I NOT do this.
I took a ride up to my mom's. She's 87 and up for anything.
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Camera. I chose it because it has a nice built in wide angle lens. I also used a Quantaray tripod. I set the camera up just behind the top of her iMac screen, pointed down.
TEST PHOTO
First I took a test shot to make sure the framing was right. I used the Galaxy Camera's voice activation to take this photo.
SMILE!
I should have combed my hair.
VIDEO TEST
Next up was a video test. In this first video I ask my mom what she knows about video games:
PONG
Next up we played Pong on Google Chrome:
MAH JONG
Finally we tried Mah Jong:
Thanks @SamsungMobileUS for the review unit.
Samsung Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 8GB White, Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) 3G Unlocked HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 by Samsung from New Generation Products
We made it into the video, take a look: Gaming With My Mom on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
