Object B

Object B is an installation that combines a modified online shooter game and a robot-like object comprising power tools. Controlled by a computer, the robot moves unpredictably and  strikes a mouse and a keyboard, which prompts the avatars within the game to move in unexpected ways. Viewers can also participate through a console that allows them to experience the work in a virtual space. In shooter games, players usually cannot see their human opponents, whose existence remain unidentifiable and imaginary. exonemo recreates this inherent nature of the internet, presenting a bizarre object controlling the gameplay on the other side.

Support: Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]

Audio Commentary (Japanese)