I:ve seen the DJ of the future in a small electronic enclave in one of many yet-to-be-named mini-cities that take the country out of the Japanese countryside. 
I wonder how the scratchmasters that have seen so much ink in the last few years would react to the latest Japanese arcade attraction. I:m talking about the DJ video game — but I’m at a loss for words to describe it. These notes fall down the left side of the screen, and on the right side of the screen a digital babe dances. You have 5 to 8 buttons and a scratch pad in front of you. Depending on the position of the descending notes, you hit a certain button, waiting for the precise moment the note hits the red line — basically trying to match the beats. The Japanese teens I was watching seem to have it mastered. I watched a couple, and I was absolutely astounded by their reflexes and rhythmic control. I wonder if DJing is evolving into the 21st Century martial art. The video game caused all matter of philosophical questions to rise in my mind.