The First Dollar I Made I Gambled It
Thesis Faculty:
Gloria Duan, Ernesto Klar, Jesse HardingThe First Dollar I Made I Gambled It (TFDIMIGI) is a multimedia installation utilizing sculpture, creative technology and print to view capitalism in a critical way. The work is centered around the absurdist evolution of capitalism and gambling’s relationship. Featuring two large format sculptures, one interactive gambling game, and print making the installation focuses on being blatant with the messaging putting capitalism and gambling as the focus.
Gambling, capitalism two concepts that seem to intertwine with eachother as time advances.
TFDIMIGI looks to expand that relationship through interactive play
Project Medium:
PLA, Risograph, Unity, C#, Arduino, Claude, NFC Chips
Project Description
The First Dollar I Made I Gambled It is a three part interactive experience where audience memebers can be “players”, where they gamble funds to see if they can achieve profits. While gambling the market can crash if the session is prolonged where “players” would bust.
The second part of the experience is the sculptural fixtures that sit within the space bring physical presence of capitalism to ground the experience in reality.
The third part was the shop/ephemera that rewarded players who turned a profit. Using fiscal currency and or game credits, players would be able to purchase prints and art-toys. Players who don’t win could also earn prizes. Everything is cyclical, losers and winners are one in the same.
Showcase
Final Game Build
Setup in dark
Left to right: Token of Appreciation, Crucifix of Capital, 3 little pigs
