The Riverside
Robotics Society has announced that Thomas Rengstorff (YouTuber
“thomasrengstorff“, book author and the creator of the original
viral “Ayuwoki” YouTube video, will present a lecture to its
membership on Saturday, October 19, 2015.
He will be bringing a
full-scale “Ayuwoki” animatronic robot as well.
The event
starts at 10:15 a.m. with the main lecture beginning close to 10:30
a.m. The event is free to the public, but registration is requested
via Meetup.com.
Rengstorff’s
lecture will focus on his video of the “Ayuwoki”, the video, the
robot, and the colorful story behind his video. The Ayuwoki is an
animatronic figure and the subject of the “creepypasta” Ayuwoki
meme. The original Ayuwoki YouTube video was posted in July 2009,
shortly after Michael Jackson died at the age of 50.
With the
advent of the “Ayuwoki” meme, Rengstorff’s video quickly
surpassed 2 million views and the Ayuwoki itself, as a nightmarish
creature, has taken on a life of its own. One can find it as a
YouTube challenge (if a child doesn’t fall asleep before 3:00 in
the morning the ghoulish Michael Jackson doppelganger will appear in
a his home with a spine-chilling “Hee-hee.”) , a game, a TV
trope, and much more. It has been the subject of countless news
stories and YouTube reviews. It is the next in a succession of
“creepypasta” videos that include Slenderman and Momo.
In addition
to being a YouTuber, Rengstorff is an author of a number of books
within the horror genre. Rengstorff has been writing for more than 15
years. His macabre stories can be found on amazon.com.
“The
Riverside Robotics Society is honored to have Thomas Rengstorff
give a lecture and demonstration on the Ayuwoki,” said Thomas
Messerschmidt, President of The Riverside Robotics Society. “His
story about the Ayuwoki meme and the Ayuwoki robot itself will surely
add a bit of pre-Halloween fright to the air.”
Riverside
Robotics Society is a group of hobbyists that meet once per month at
the Orange Terrace Library on Orange Terrace Parkway in Southern
California, to share their knowledge, insight and interest in
robotics.
For more
information visit http://riversideroboticssociety.org or contact
Thomas Messrschmidt at ThomasMesserschmidt at gmail.com.
Press
Release Provided by the Riverside
Robotics Society
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