Grand Theft Bicycle
March 6, 2008
In Grand Theft Bicycle the user sits on his or her heavily-armed Borgcycle™, faces a large projection screen, and rides his or her way to victory!
The player is given total control of his or her direction through the revolutionary Borgcycle™ interface: pedaling increases the player’s speed through the 3D environment; turning the steering wheel turns the player to the left or the right in the environment; squeezing the front brake shoots weapons; squeezing the back brake stops the bike and holding it down reverses the bike…..more here
March 11, 2008 at 2:34 am
how the representation, implication and USE of the bicycle has shifted over time … just a thought since i recently watched “the bicycle thief” (1948), an italian neo-realist film by vittorio de sica
March 23, 2008 at 10:52 pm
thanks much, brother
March 24, 2008 at 8:28 am
The Bicycle Thief is the most tragic film I’ve ever seen.