Tiananmen Square Pacman, 2015
video created with temporal Google Maps service, 2’47”
April Fools’ service from Google provides to play a classical arcade on map. However, it doesn’t pay any attention to the fact, that urban spaces are not only a place for users’ peaceful experience. Streets are the place for violence protests, battles, and finally, historical events. The video shows the Pacman situated on the North of Tiananmen Square and nearby, including Chang’an Avenue, where the Tank Man shot was made. Pacman represents protester with his struggle and defeat.
Tiananmen Square Pacman from Ievgenii Kazak on Vimeo.
‘Tiananmen Square Pacman’ aims to remind about Google’s support for Chinese Internet censorship. At the moment materials about Tiananmen Square protests are not available in the People’s Republic of China.
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