P.I.G.S. propaganda game | 2012

a location based game about Guilt and Lost Identity | game design | production

P.I.G.S is a game of reverse management of the Spoiled Identity: Everybody can be one of the P.I.G.S, everybody can be guilty. Playopticons team (Maria Saridaki, Elina Roinioti, George Chiotis, Dimitris Arabatzis, Georgios Dimitriou)

Through game narrative and mechanisms, this urban game tried to question the social norms of the city space and become a vehicle for political expression. The concepts of stigma, guilt and surveillance were part of the gameplay and game design, allowing athenians and berliners to question the european financial crisis and media representation of the countries in the center of attention (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain).

  • P.I.G.S. played @Athens PlaythonFestival September 2012
  • P.I.G.S. presented @ Playpublik Festival Berlin, August 2012
  • P.I.G.S. played @ Freedom Park Athens, August 2012