Ars Electronica Festival · 2001

Fucked Company

by Philip Kaplan

🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2001

In 2001, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Fucked Company” by Philip Kaplan (Net Based Art) with a Honorary Mention.

FUCKED COMPANY Philip Kaplan Your classic deadpool is a game of picking celebrity deaths. Points are generally earned based on odds (which are usually based on the age of the celebrity). FuckedCompany.com is a game based on the classic deadpool, but instead of betting for (or against) people, you’re betting on…

— Prix Ars Electronica Archive

About Philip Kaplan

Philip Kaplan (US) is the creator of FuckedCompany.com, a web site that hedges bets on the future fates of dot-com companies. Kaplan is also president of the web development firm PK interactive, a New York Web Development Shop working for big-name clients.

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