Art Game: Quicksand Games' "Why I Want to Fuck Barack Obama" (in progress)
"WIWTFBO is an upcoming free PC game inspired J.G. Ballard's infamous short story, "Why I Want To Fuck Ronald Reagan" (1970). From one of the creators of "We Want YOU".
Credits:
"Washington Post March" (public domain recording).
"Southern Cross" by Knifemare (used with permission).
"The Audacity of Hope" is based on a sample from the Wikimedia Commons.
Stock footage taken from the Prelinger Archives: archive.org/details/prelinger."
"Description: Barack Hussein Obama: The first and last politician this generation would ever believe in. What better subject for a videogame that attempts to capture the audacious hopes and devastating disappointments of our age? Join me as I filter the absurdities and complacencies of America through the twin lenses of surrealism and satire. Let's explore it all, leave no stone unturned. From the nightmare of Abu Ghraib to the semen-covered fabric of the infamous blue dress, from the mega-churches of God and Mammon to the dark pit in Manhattan where two towers used to proudly stand. This is more than a game. This is the voice of a betrayed generation, crying out from hell, shattering the American fever dream. An exhibition of atrocities through which we can see our true selves. I'm not fucking around." (Quicksand Games)
Link: "Why I Want to Fuck Barack Obama"
Submitted by Matteo Bittanti (as part of the ongoing discussion on Ballardian aesthetics for the Advanced Visual Studies 2011 course @ CCA)