Protestors are playing video games on the side of buildings to protest tax evasion by major multinational companies as tax day approaches.
American taxpayers across the country playing a new Space Invaders-inspired video game—Tax Evaders—projected onto the sides of buildings in 10 cities. Overpass light brigades will be complementing these actions by spelling out illuminated messages telling corporations to pay up near well-known corporate headquarters.
In the game, the classic Space Invaders have become corporations trying to escape with society’s resources. The player is a crowd of citizens (activated by a Wii controller, or body motion) who blast the evaders and cause revenues to fall back to earth, revitalizing public services.
The game was designed in collaboration with famed game designer, Paolo Pedercini of Molleindustria to bring attention to the issue of corporate tax evasion and allow for the player to shoot Twitter-bombs at the corporations #taxevaders.
Actions to occur in New York, Baltimore, Seattle, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Tampa, Gainesville and Hawaii from Wednesday, April 10 to Monday, April 15.
