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Twitch Plays Pokémon is often referred to as a 'social experiment'; to see if it is possible to create order from complete chaos. | Twitch Plays Pokémon is often referred to as a 'social experiment'; to see if it is possible to create order from complete chaos. Parallels have been drawn with {{wp|Chaos Theory}}<ref>http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2014/02/20/twitch-plays-pokemon-is-either-the-best-or-the-worst-thing-to-ever-come-out-of-the-internet</ref> and the {{wp|Infinite Monkey Theorem}}<ref>http://www.thechiefly.com/culture/digital-notes/twitch-plays-pokemon-infinite-pokemon-theorem/</ref>, but since the latter would require completely random inputs the comparison remains speculative. | ||
The original creator of the stream has chosen to remain anonymous, though has revealed he is a male freelance programmer from Australia. The actual act of hosting of the channel is done by a small team, mostly from the community. Programming for the onscreen control system is also shared amongst several people, the streamer playing a large role. Other work, such as creating a betting system to work with Battle Revolution or creating ROM hacks for the stream is done by different groups of volunteers. | The original creator of the stream has chosen to remain anonymous, though has revealed he is a male freelance programmer from Australia. The actual act of hosting of the channel is done by a small team, mostly from the community. Programming for the onscreen control system is also shared amongst several people, the streamer playing a large role. Other work, such as creating a betting system to work with Battle Revolution or creating ROM hacks for the stream is done by different groups of volunteers. | ||