Marieke, Pole Position, installation, 2010
'Pole Position is a racing video game released for the Atari in 1982. In this game, the player controls a Formula One race car. Pole Position was the leading game in arcades worldwide due to its relatively realistic graphics for the time. The game popularized the use of sprite-based, pseudo-3D graphics with its “rear-view racer format”—where the player’s view is behind and above the vehicle, looking forward along the road with the horizon in sight—which would remain in use even after true 3D computer graphics became standard for racing games. In this installation, users control the game from within a small space: They race against the clock and try to avoid bombs that are thrown at them. The background is a realtime recording of the installation on the other side of the small space, where other visitors can be seen and they can influence the game." (Marieke Verbiesen)
Link: Marieke Verbiesen
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