Inspired by plover footprints we saw at Santa Monica Beach, this work reconstructs the bird’s back-and-forth foraging along the shore through simple controls and a scoring system.
Players take on the role of the bird, finding and eating french fries while avoiding drowning and aiming for a high score. The fries reference an internet meme about collecting one’s “life destinations” in the form of fries on a pier.
Through the lighthearted gameplay, the work visualizes acts of survival, desire, and repetition.