Since its premiere on September 17, ‘The Squid Game’ has become a mass phenomenon on Netflix. Millions of people around the world have fallen for the South Korean series, which raises very interesting moral dilemmas and maintains the intrigue until the end. Now, fans can try one of the children’s games on Instagram.
In the first chapter of the fiction, the 456 participants face the first test, ‘red light, green light’ . It is something like the Korean version of “English hide and seek” that we have all played at some time in our childhood. In ‘The Squid Game’ a most sinister doll is in charge of monitoring which participants remain immobile and which ones are not.
Do you want to know if you would be able to pass this test? You just have to go to Instagram because “red light, green light” is available in Stories . In the effects gallery, look for the English name ‘red lite, green lite’ to find the filter that allows you to test the game. And to play!
Press and hold the record button for a few seconds to start. Your avatar will appear on stage along with a virtual version of the famous one. Blink to move forward, and when the doll turns its head, stay very still . As in the series, the objective is to reach the finish line.
The creator of the game on Instagram is Eugene Soh . On October 3, he told in a post on the social network how the filter had achieved 88.8 million impressions on the first day nothing more and nothing less. It has become so viral that it has even broken the counter.
The doll from ‘The Squid Game’ was created for the series. The producers wanted to save it after filming was over, but it is on display in a horse-drawn carriage museum in Seoul.
