Clench Mafia
Natalie M
TBD
Pelvic floor trainers pair a biofeedback device with interactive video games to rehabilitate weakened pelvic muscles and treat stress incontinence. Splendid! But these games may not inspire today’s vagina-owner, as they typically involve flying birds or butterflies over obstacles. Vaginas can aim for more.
Clench Mafia reimagines the pelvic floor trainer as a multiplayer game where each clench targets patriarchal offenses in scenes like public transportation, the halls of Congress, academia, and the boardroom.
Clench Mafia is recruiting Teardown participants. Try a short interactive scene using a handheld prototype of the squeezable game controller. Clench in response to regrettable male behavior to change the course of action in the playful, handmade animation.
This demo is intentionally scrappy - an early experimental prototype rather than a polished game. Vagina hand puppets provided.
In my previous career, I spent nearly two decades designing and fabricating custom bicycle frames, which involved metalworking, mechanical design, and working closely with clients to translate ideas into physical objects. I’ve presented my work at handbuilt bicycle shows and been featured in Bicycling Magazine and other publications.
More recently, I’ve transitioned into the geospatial field, where I work with data, code, and interactive storytelling tools. My projects often combine technical experimentation with playful or speculative concepts. For example, I developed the “Milkweed Superhighway,” a project exploring drone-assisted habitat restoration/guerilla gardening that includes a DIY seed dispersal mechanism and interactive mapping tools.