Editor’s note: This article was first published in October 2011. It is a news item from 31 October 2011 about an app tied to the Occupy Wall Street protests; the release date, download figures and price are from that time.
With the boom in mobile apps, some are clearly more useful than others, and every now and then apps come out that are purely for entertainment, although in this case it’s not all about commercial interest. In response to the Occupy Wall Street protests, a group of entrepreneurs has designed an app that lets us step into the shoes of the exclusive club of millionaires. The app is called Clear the Park and its slogan reads: “Want to be part of the 1%? Being the 1% is awesome.”
With this app you can become a Wall Street shark or businessman. Of course, you won’t be taken to the magical, positive side of being a millionaire, but to the downside: when you poke your head out of the office, you’ll find thousands of protesters. The aim of the game is to clear the park of protesters, and it gives you several ways to do it.
You can throw objects at them from your office window, or you can lure them in and manage them by offering them prizes. Anything goes to get across the park free of protesters and dodge the dangers, because the protesters want to do you “a lot of harm” :).
The app’s creators already have a resounding success on their hands. It comes out this November, but you can already order it from the website ocuppymylife.com. It costs $0.99, and part of the profits will go to the Occupy Wall Street protesters. The app already has tens of thousands of downloads, and the truth is that being part of the 1% can be fun.
Featured image: Debra M. Gaines, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
