ARM
WRESTLE MY EGO
Over the past few years much of my
research has been centered on ideas of the avatar — often
using myself as my own avatar — thus allowing me
to perform myself instead of attempting to be or represent
myself.
In Arm
Wrestle My Ego I have attempted
to take these processes a step further by intrinsically
linking
my avatar’s performance to the relative speed of
my processor to the viewer’s processor and manual
dexterity. By tying video of myself to this manual-digital
combination, I hope to force the viewer/player to engage
the kinesthetic processes required in digital activities.
Also, I hope with this piece to push
questions of online identification and performance by
pulling viewers into
a perceived personality struggle in addition to the
digital competition.
PLAY
ARM WRESTLE MY EGO NOW
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