Global (re)Entry

• Mohamadreza Babaee: Writing and Directing
• Madeline Grass Doss: Composition, Sound Design, and Music Direction
• Fion Kwok: Art Direction and UI Design
• Avery Weibel: Lead Gameplay Programming, Interaction Design, and Unity Development

*This game includes a poem, “Ode to the Security Woman,” by Mona Kareem

“Global Entry” is a US Customs and Border Protection program that allows “low-risk” US citizens and permanent residents to receive their clearance at international airports by using an automated machine. The conditions through which a user is deemed “low-risk” are not disclosed publicly and are open to interpretation and bias. In this game, players can interact with a modified, parodic version of the Global Entry software to redesign the discriminatory immigration forms used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The game borrows many visual and textual assets from the Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, and the Transportation Security Administration’s websites, reports, and social media content. In the final build, the game generates a US immigration form based on the player’s choices.