About
“Waiting for” can be described as a theatrical play with a number of set instructions constantly repeated, but each time in a different order. The piece consists of a programmed and interactive animation sequence shown online and resembling a computer game, but where the concept has been expanded and the actual game element has been left out. Rather it can be seen as a play that you control with the computer keyboard. There is no beginning and no end and the variables change, making every act different from the last.

The title refers to the Samuel Becket play Waiting For Godot. Of central importance in the play are the repeated elements in the two acts and the waiting for Godot, who never shows up. A play where practically nothing happens and where the hopeless and futile waiting is a key element in the plot.

The work consists of two parts. Part two (The Endgame) will be released later this autumn. This second part can be viewed either as a continuation of Waiting for or as a free standing piece. A brief introduction is given here. http://www.jimpalt.org/endgame/endgame.html

Special edition
A box with a figure, cd-rom (the game), a figure in a small box, pictures.
See pictures here.

The game was made by: Olle Essvik
Programming and graphics: Olle Essvik
The music was made by Conny Skoog and Olle Essvik.