Videoke is the Filipino version of Karaoke.

Videoke is a very popular form of entertainment in

the Philippines. Filipinos have had a long love affair with the Videoke in its many forms and

conceptions. As Filipinos have long been a musically-inclined people, singing is a part of their

everyday lives. Singing allows them to relax, show off to others, entertain, or bond with others.

It would then come to no surprise that technology that makes singing easier, livelier and more

enjoyable will be welcomed with open arms into the Filipino way of life. Videoke is a much-

loved pastime in the Philippines and is a natural progression of karaoke. It incorporates both

music and video. Like karaoke, the videoke singer reads the song lyrics from a screen. The lyrics

are highlighted as they are sung and a cursor guides the singer. At the end of the song, the

videoke machines gives the singer a score based on the singer's ability to follow along with his

song cues- timing and pace are essential to achieve the coveted high score of 100.

Videoke exemplifies the Filipinos' sense of family, camaraderie and community, as Videoke is

best done with family, relatives, friends, barkadas, and even extends to co-workers, classmates,

and new acquiantances. Though individuals may feel apprehension or "hiya" at first, the

audience will often give encouragement or a nudge in the right direction. The quality of singing

itself is not the focus of the activity, but is rather in the effort to share a side of one's self that is

not normally seen anywhere else. This is why Videoke has become a great pastime for Filipinos,

and one can suppose that in the future, when holograms or robots become incorporated into

Videoke performance, Filipinos will still be there singing their hearts out to an appreciative

audience. (Xtian Mack, 2012)

Thus the researcher