Stomp the Freeloaders
An Experiment in Interface Design and Politics
This was an assignment to create an interface in response to the recent 2012 presidential
debates and election. The project was called "Design is Political." I chose to create a hypothetical 8-bit
game. To express my jaded and sarcastic view on politics, I chose to make the player into the enemy.
Users choose one of two corporate executives as their avatar. Players then direct the executive through
the streets of a middle class neighborhood, stomping on houses to raise his or her stock worth. The game
is an exercise in futility, however, because the player always runs into the Occupy movement and always loses.
debates and election. The project was called "Design is Political." I chose to create a hypothetical 8-bit
game. To express my jaded and sarcastic view on politics, I chose to make the player into the enemy.
Users choose one of two corporate executives as their avatar. Players then direct the executive through
the streets of a middle class neighborhood, stomping on houses to raise his or her stock worth. The game
is an exercise in futility, however, because the player always runs into the Occupy movement and always loses.
Intended context
