machina eX

Intranet // Home Office

  • Game
  • Online
German /  approx. 90 mins.

In Germany It happens on average every fortnight: a handful of blackmailers gain access to a council through the back door and take over the computers, sometimes leaving the authorities incapable of operating for months. In recent times, such perpetrators have become more professional, offering “cybercrime as a service”. 

“Intranet” is a game about networking and solidarity when critical situations arise. In its new production, Berlin game theatre collective machina eX combine multimedia board game, interactive audio drama, and live performance to explore the growing threat of cyberattacks on democratic institutions. Roleplaying as the editorial team of a fictitious local newspaper, the audience play their way through a story in which a community fights back against an attack on its networks. Will the players succeed in defeating the cyber criminals through research, revelations, and co-operation?

 

Cast

Konzept: machina eX / Performance (Video): Martin Schnippa / Performance (Stimme): Anne Eigner, Melody Pasanideh, David Simon, Leon Ullrich, Magdalena Wiedenhofer & Team / Text: Clara Ehrenwert / Interaction Design & Programmierung: Lasse Marburg, Benedikt Kaffai / Dramaturgie & Game Design: Lena Vöcklinghaus, Anton Rose / Interface & UX Design: Elisa Haubert / Szenografie & Kostümbild: Barbara Lenartz / Regie: Anton Krause / Sounddesign: Matthias Millhoff / Grafikdesign: Julia Graf, Lilia Graf / Produktionsleitung: Sina Kießling

Dates

Past
  • Wed 18.12.2024, 17:00 / HAU4
  • Wed 25.6.2025, 20:00 / HAU4
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Notes:

A mixture of analogue game material, interactive audio game and desktop simulator, “Intranet // Home Office” can be played from the comfort of your living room table. You will need one to four players, a laptop with speakers, reliable internet access and a printer.

Afterwards available in the HAUthek until 27.7.

Credits

Produktion: machina eX. Koproduktion: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. 

Gefördert durch: Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt, Fonds Darstellende Künste, Rudolf Augstein Stiftung. 

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