UKI (a viral game)
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Equipo de desarrollo
Autora de la propuesta
Shu Lea Cheang
Collaborators
Olivier Perriquet
Afroditi Psarra
Abelardo Gil-Fournier
Antonin Fourneau
Magdalini Grigoriadou
Jaume Castells
Oskoff Lovich
Project description
UKI as a viral yepi game sets up an evil GENOM corporation who takes hostage of human body/bodies to set up (after the net-crash) BIONET. The BIONET reformats erythrocytes (red blood cells) as computing units to reprogram and generate ORGANISMO (Organic Orgasmo) which promises self-fulfilled, self-contained orgasm that bypasses needs for human body interaction. UKI, the virus, borne out of E-trashscape, takes up the mission to infiltrate GENOM’s BIONET, to stop ORGANISMO production and reclaim the Original human orgasm.
UKI, a project following my previous film I.K.U. (http://www.i-k-u.com), is conceived in two parts -
(1)UKI, live cinema live coding - artist residency at Hangar, barcelona, spring , 2009 http://www.hangar.org/drupal/?q=content/hangar-obert-y-shu-lea-cheang
(2)UKI, a viral game - workshop scenario developed at La Casa Encendida, fall, 2009 http://www.lacasaencendida.es/LCE/lceCruce/0,0,73552_2113167_73552$P1=16,00.html
UKI - a viral game in 4 levels
Take the game to the city. Infect the city. Mobilize the city. Enter the body. Enter the net. Hack the net.
No keyboard. No console. No station. Game on the move. body sensing. blood streaming.
UKI- a viral game in 4 levels -
Level 1 - Infecting Public – the multification of UKI virus – the virusRus.
Level 2 - Mobilize Virus UKI – launch UKI virus via mobilephone - gaming an access code
Level 3 - Enter the Bionet -Let the battle begins, there will be blood
Level 4 - Orgasmo Colectivo - End game with no end
UKI - level 2 - mobile game
developed during the playlab workshop jan 21-24, 2010
http://richair.waag.org/uki/mobilegame
This game is to mobilize players as virus using mobilephone. To play this game is to hack a generic code based on 4 letters - CTGA. By random click on keyboards and try out 4 key alphabet combination, C.T.G.A. One plays to achieve gaining an access code, it is with this access code, one gets to enter the Bionet.
UKI - level 3- BIONET
The development of BIONET and virus happened on Feb 4-7, 2010.
The studies focus on
(1) The construct of the BIONET
(2) The VIRUS / THE PLAYER
(3) Enter the BIONET
(4) Scoring points & final orgasmo colectivo
The discussion for the game format
(1) the game in 3D environment
A protype game in processing is written by Alberado for demonstration.
http://richair.waag.org/uki/virusgame
to play this game, one click on up and down cursor for 7 level of virus state of (e)motion.
(2) a physical biometric game
A physical game propose setting up a soft-bionet that is moist, organic with temparature and humidity control. The players/virus is attached with body sensor (possibly GSR sensor), the sensor detects the playe's state of relaxation and stimulation in 7 levels. The 7 levels can be turned into sound data and also used to trigger virus' hacking mode, possibly by using Pure data patch and OSC external signal.
