pforzheim.exe

Description

This project deals with the negative image and the pessimistic self-perception of the city of Pforzheim. Through a video game, people are to be encouraged to change their perspective by experiencing the city in a new, interactive way. This change of perspective brings positive aspects to the fore and stages existing problems in a new context.

The digital clone of the city functions as a condensed version of Pforzheim: spatial distances are shortened, and landmarks shaping the cityscape are interwoven with cultural elements. This virtual world forms the playing field for a metaphorical plot that takes up and personifies the collective pessimism of the city.

The goal of the game is to hold one’s own against the omnipresent negativity, which finds its expression in the figure of the “Bruddler”.