This installation is a human-machine hybrid exploring the question of what intelligence means in games, and how rules define game systems despite the interface. The Intelligent Arcade is an homage to the traditional arcade machine, utilizing an old technique in games known as Pepper’s Ghost to overlay a digital interface with the human core. Created using recycled doors, the is form simplified with modern lines, yet easily recognized as a cabinet for games.

The game is a simple word guessing game with a twist. The human core controls the rules at a whim, and can change the way the game is played at any moment. In turn the dynamic between player and machine becomes less “mechanical” and more “organic”.