© Lucas Wozniak 2024
Collaborator: Pablo Mahave
Logline: Pac-Man Trump lets you play Pac-Man on your kitchen table with a twist. Instead of helping Pac-Man munch pixels, you are on a mission to "help" Donald Trump pay his $750 federal income tax. One quarter at a time.
Context: This project attempts to convey the absurdity of Trump's income tax amount. One potential audience we had in mind was voters looking to decompress and pass the time in line while they wait to vote.
Gameplay:
A $750 vertical tax payment counter slowly fills up as Trump collects quarters. Pac-Man ghosts are now red viruses (you lose 1 of your 3 lives if hit). Viruses morph into tax cut bonuses for a few seconds before reshaping to viruses (if hit, your tax due goes down by 50%)
When you are about to hit the due tax amount, Joe Biden appears on scene waving and smiling. If you run into Biden, he is scooped into the wheelbarrow, and the game is over.
“Thanks for helping President Trump pay his $750 federal income tax for years 2016 and 2017.”
A final call to action redirects you to your state’s official election day polling location website.
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