Game Art: Steve Gibson, Justin Love & Jim Olson's "Grand Theft Bicycle" (2008)
"Dadaist Game Art: The Digital Ready-Made and Absurdist Appropriation."
This game installation promises the "excitement, glamour, fear, violence and mayhem of a genuine Middle Eastern battle!" and features "the revolutionary Borgcycle™, a sensor equipped bike that allows/forces users to get a heart-pounding workout while hunting down some baddies. Mount the Borgcycle and suddenly you are riding through a 3D recreation of a desert city. Choose between the roles of an insurgent, an invader or an onlooker. Change sides if you feel the urge! Ride through the chaos and join in on the hunt for the main targets: George Bush, Tony Blair, Steven Harper, Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Il (among others). Kick some lying white boy ass or take out some fascist terrorist woman haters! Your choice. Won't it feel good to nail those bastards; and with the endorphins pumping hard on the Borgcycle you'll experience the physical thrill of really being there." (Steve Gibson, Justin Love & Jim Olson)
LINK:Steve Gibson, Justin Love & Jim Olson
Submitted by Matteo Bittanti