Afterlife ver. 2.0
year: 2013
medium: recycled E-waste, custom electronic circuit, microcontroller, lamp, steel, LCD monitor
dimensions: size 46cm(L) * 32cm(W) * 24cm(H) _ height of stand variable
[ Afterlife ver. 2.0 ] 生命值量化2.0
Brief:
[ Afterlife ] is an electronic installation that collects life from the physical world by counting the insects killed by the device, then transfers that count into a game called “life invader.” In this adaptation of Space Invaders, humans are the invaders and the player controls an insect defending itself against them. If the player is terminated, the counter will decrease the amount, and when the amount reaches zero, the installation will ask people to wait for life from our physical world.
That also means you have to wait for insects to be killed by the anti-insect lamp on the installation.
“ Life shouldn't be about size, scale, value, ... ”