Bankster Games creates digital and analog games that help to demonstrate aspects of financialization. At AiOP, Bankster Games will make games available to the public and debut Zombie Banks, a tower defense game that playfully illustrates many of the tactics used by Too Big to Fail banks in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse of the housing market. In the game, players take on the role of home owners and protect themselves from ‘robosigners’,‘rocket-docket’ judges, and ‘zombie banks’ who are attempting to illegally foreclose on their home. All games are free or sold at cost.
Artist Info
Bankster Games is an initiative led by Derek Curry and Jennifer Gradecki that creates digital and analog games illustrating aspects of financialization to people outside of finance in a way that is fun and accessible. Curry and Gradecki are artists and researchers completing their PhDs at SUNY Buffalo.
Bankster Games