PRINTDownload this: Your Future app
This farcical app can tell the future as well as you can
CHRISTOFER JH
August 9, 2012 | 12:00 a.m. CST
COST: Free
COMPATIBLE WITH: Android
We all remember the Magic 8 Ball. Ask it a question, give it a little shake and an answer floats up to reveal your fortune. Now, there’s a new way to find what your destiny holds, thanks to this Android app.
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Based off answers to questions such as full name, favorite animal, food and color, the Your Future app gives the user a completely made-up outcome.
When the app looks into your future, you might find you’ll be living in Venice and working as a vocal coach in some far-off time. You might be the writer of a popular cutlery blog and be happily single with five children. Don’t rely on the information to be too factual, or you could end up ditching your day job, booking a one-way ticket to Europe and living with Italian rats.
If users are feeling especially daring, they can check the “Use crazy” box to get even more bizarre answers. The difference between the normal and crazy options is the replacement of only a few words. Instead of writing a cutlery blog, it’s now about donuts. If living in Venice isn’t cool enough, the user can live in Venice’s sewers as a god or goddess.
Download this app if you need a backup plan, a psychic or just a good laugh.
