Borders Indie Game
Borders is an art game about the hardships immigrants face crossing the Border. The game was inspired by the stories my father and mother told me growing up about when they had to cross over. After creating a public art installation of the game, BORDERS received coverage in local, national and international media because of its relevant content and themes.
This lead to its invitation to Sheffield Doc/Fest in the UK, the 3rd largest international documentary film festival in the world, and IndieCade’s Showcase at E3 in LA.
Created during a gamejam in 2016 with Jon Digiacomo and Genaro Vallejo Reyes.
Download the game free here: https://gonzzink.itch.io/borders
In Borders, players attempt to reach the U.S border while avoiding La Migra (border patrol) and staying hydrated. The place where every player dies is permanently recorded into the video game’s world, represented by a skeleton. Players can see the skeletons of their past attempts which communicates the large death toll of the Mexican-U.S Desert.
In Borders, players attempt to reach the U.S border while avoiding La Migra (border patrol) and staying hydrated. The place where every player dies is permanently recorded into the video game’s world, represented by a skeleton. Players can see the skeletons of their past attempts which communicates the large death toll of the Mexican-U.S Desert.
In Borders, players attempt to reach the U.S border while avoiding La Migra (border patrol) and staying hydrated. The place where every player dies is permanently recorded into the video game’s world, represented by a skeleton. Players can see the skeletons of their past attempts which communicates the large death toll of the Mexican-U.S Desert.
In Borders, players attempt to reach the U.S border while avoiding La Migra (border patrol) and staying hydrated. The place where every player dies is permanently recorded into the video game’s world, represented by a skeleton. Players can see the skeletons of their past attempts which communicates the large death toll of the Mexican-U.S Desert.
In Borders, players attempt to reach the U.S border while avoiding La Migra (border patrol) and staying hydrated. The place where every player dies is permanently recorded into the video game’s world, represented by a skeleton. Players can see the skeletons of their past attempts which communicates the large death toll of the Mexican-U.S Desert.
In Borders, players attempt to reach the U.S border while avoiding La Migra (border patrol) and staying hydrated. The place where every player dies is permanently recorded into the video game’s world, represented by a skeleton. Players can see the skeletons of their past attempts which communicates the large death toll of the Mexican-U.S Desert.
Borders Arcade Cabinet Tour
The Borders Arcade Cabinet I built for a public installation premiered in the Sol Gallery of Lamar University, Beaumont Texas on February 13th, 2017. The game cabinet has since traveled around the world containing the skeletons of all the players who died. There are currently over 2500 skeletons in the original save file from players in Beaumont, Austin, and Dallas Texas, Los Angeles California, Sheffield United Kingdom, and Brazil.
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Sol Gallery Lamar University’s Art Department, Beaumont, TX Feb 13- Apr 12th 2017
Austin Thinkery21 Austin, TX May 18th 2017
Sheffield Doc/Fest Sheffield, UK June 14th 2017
Montevideo, Uruguay – as part of DocMontevideo 22 – 28 July 2017
Texas Latino Comic Con Dallas, Texas July 29th 2017
DOCSP Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 – 7 October 2017
Noviembre Electrónico Buenos Aires, Argentina 12 – 19 November 2017
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