i found this hilarious piece on the boingboing rss feed today. apparently it’s from 2004 but considering my frequent trips to IKEA this year it is still valid.
IKEA is a fully immersive, 3D environmental adventure that allows you to role-play the character of someone who gives a shit about home furnishings. In traversing IKEA, you will experience a meticulously detailed alternate reality filled with garish colors, clear-lacquered birch veneer, and a host of NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS (NPCs) with the glazed looks of the recently anesthetized.
here’s the link to the entire article.