Tuesday, July 10, 2007


What can a game of helicopter teach you?

Helicopter is a game that involves flying a helicopter through various hurdles which keep changing their positions and shape. As you move the helicopter from the left of the screen (if you are facing the screen, then your left) to the right, the hurdles will keep coming towards the right and you need to survive them. Game ends if you touch the hurdle or any of the top or bottom of the tunnel you are flying through. So what does the game teach you:

  1. Life is full of hurdles and the fun is to keep escaping them unhurt.
  2. Concentrate - The more you do, the farther you reach.
  3. Never say die - There would be some hurdles which would seem impossible to cross. If you concentrate, then there is a good probability that you will cross them. But it is important that you do not loose hope. Many times my game ended as soon as I crossed the hurdle which I never thought I would be able to.
  4. Keep trying - Of course some hurdles in the game can NEVER be crossed because there is no space to fly. BUT then it is not your fault. Keep trying and next time you might just by lucky.
  5. Expertise is not developed in a single day or a couple of tries - You need to learn the game and it will take time. Do not loose patience.