{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{"alt":"15 Meters Space Invader Game","height":1028,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-space-invader.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-04-26T17:24:01Z","description":"Filthy Luker invades Manchester with 15 meters high fully interactive space invader game created using road work barriers and traffic cones!","html":"\u003cp\u003eWith a 15 meters high Space Invader game, urban installation artist Luke Egan aka \u003cstrong\u003eFilthy Luker\u003c/strong\u003e just invaded Manchester! Made of road work barriers and traffic cones the Space Invader game is fully interactive - the required software comes from \u003cstrong\u003eJnr Hacksaw\u003c/strong\u003e - what makes it becoming something like a center of attraction in the city of Manchester\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project is a work in progress and under deconstruction, coming to some scaffolding near you soon!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBristol-based \u003ca href=\"http://filthyluker.org\"\u003eFilthy Luker\u003c/a\u003e, who is already well-known for several other urban interventions like his green octopus creeping out of a house’s windows, created in that way a new milestone of taking 70s’ arcade games to a new level. I’m impressed!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1028\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1028\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1028\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_9c9bd6c5649bfe25.avif 480w, /15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_e228f67ec81ee564.avif 960w, /15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_c48faceea75da88a.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_bf87ccca9e3a9cc1.webp 480w, /15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_c5187ec919bf0186.webp 960w, /15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_b6360446e7825d7d.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_b609e617534f5dd6.jpg\" srcset=\"/15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_1fc6d08c1bbafc6f.jpg 480w, /15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_3f34a178086fff86.jpg 960w, /15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester_hu_b609e617534f5dd6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"805\" alt=\"filthy lucker - manchester\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003efilthy lucker - manchester\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://blog.ekosystem.org/2012/04/giant-space-invader-game/\"\u003eekosystem.org\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nWith a 15 meters high Space Invader game, urban installation artist Luke Egan aka **Filthy Luker** just invaded Manchester! Made of road work barriers and traffic cones the Space Invader game is fully interactive - the required software comes from **Jnr Hacksaw** - what makes it becoming something like a center of attraction in the city of Manchester...\n\n\u003e The project is a work in progress and under deconstruction, coming to some scaffolding near you soon!\n\nBristol-based [Filthy Luker](http://filthyluker.org), who is already well-known for several other urban interventions like his green octopus creeping out of a house’s windows, created in that way a new milestone of taking 70s’ arcade games to a new level. I’m impressed!\n\n![filthy lucker - manchester](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/15-meters-space-invader-game/filthy-lucker-manchester.jpg\u003e)\n\nfilthy lucker - manchester\n\nVia [ekosystem.org](http://blog.ekosystem.org/2012/04/giant-space-invader-game/).\n","tags":["Art Installation","Space Invader","Filthy Luker","European Urbanism"],"title":"15 Meters Space Invader Game","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/15-meters-space-invader-game/"}