The observe of making guidelines for consuming alcoholic drinks in the course of the President’s annual tackle to Congress in the USA has gained traction as a type of participatory viewing. These “video games” contain assigning particular actions, phrases, or occasions inside the speech to a corresponding drink. For instance, a participant may be instructed to take a sip at any time when a selected phrase is uttered, or when a selected coverage proposal is talked about.
The attraction of those actions stems from a want to make the often-formal and doubtlessly prolonged speech extra participating and entertaining. Traditionally, political commentary and social gatherings have intersected in varied methods. This explicit adaptation gives a contemporary, interactive layer to a historically passive viewing expertise. It could additionally foster a way of neighborhood amongst members sharing a typical, albeit lighthearted, engagement with the political discourse.
