27 January 2023 , 15:09
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An iGaming company is looking to hire a new recruit who ill be paid £5,000 for just one week's work – but there's a catch. They will have to relinquish all control because a virtual dice will be making all their decisions for them.
The company, which is called Platin Casino, is putting together a social experiment where they attempt to recreate the premise of the infamous 1974 novel Dice Man – but in real life.
It's "not for the faint of heart", because it will see one person give up all their decision making powers.
The person who is hired, who will be called The Dice Player, will for seven days be put through several everyday scenarios, and there will be six different paths that can be taken. But what will happen will be decided by the roll of a virtual dice.
Decisions will be made by rolling virtual dice (stock image) (Getty Images/Image Source)It will all be streamed on YouTube for the public to watch, and they will also be asked to submit possible scenarios the Dice player can live out.
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Controversial book The Dice Man, by George Cockroft, tells the story about a psychiatrist who makes daily decisions based on the casting of a dice. It gets quite dark, but luckily the participant won't be expected to take part in criminal acts.
Instead, Platin UK wants the public to use their imagination to choose six separate routes for several everyday scenarios.
To take part in the social experiment you must live in the UK, be at least 21 years old and have no criminal history.
If you tick those boxes, all you have to do is submit an application by 11.59pm on Sunday, February 19 2023.
The company will pay £5,000 (stock image) (SIPA USA/PA Images)From there, the company will select a number of possible candidates and conduct interviews with them over the next month.
Psychologists will be enlisted to help in the interview process to make sure hopefuls are capable of taking part in the one-of-a-kind online social experiment.
Once the search has been narrowed down to one person they will be given the necessary equipment and production so they can live stream both the rolling of the dice and acting out each choice.
When everything is ready, the experiment will be live streamed on March 6 on the company's homepage and social media channels.
Philip Wicinski, country manager of Platin UK, said: "The Dice Man remains one of the most controversial books of all time. Within the law, we want to challenge somebody to live outside of their comfort zone.
"To allow their fate to be decided by perfect strangers, who'll vote on the consequences of a daily dice roll. This isn't for the faint of heart.
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"The successful applicant, who we're calling The Dice Player, will become famous overnight, and it's important that we're taking every precaution to select the right person.
"Seven days, seven life choices - each decided by the roll of a single die, and live-streamed to the public that voted for the consequences in the first place. We can't wait to see how this experiment of chance plays out!"
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