The 2017 Donkey Kong Arms Deal
Collaboration with Jelena Pištinjat
I was responsible for half of the game programming and asset creation and half of the physical cabinet construction.

The 2017 Donkey Kong Arms Deal, 2019

A data visualization piece where the 1981 arcade game "Donkey Kong" was recreated and altered. The artists swapped assests from the original game and altered the rate that Donkey Kong throws barrels so that it matched the rate that Saudi Arabia could purchase .50 BMG heavy machine gun ammunition under the 2017 United States—Saudi Arabia arms deal. The game presents a scenerio where the United States makes the deal with Donkey Kong instead of Saudi Arabia and places the player in a position of impossible opposition.

Painted wooden cabinet with plexiglass and prints on paper, interactive video game with joystick and arcade buttons

Collaboration with Jelena Pištinjat

43" x 23.5" x 33.5"