Have you ever tried to apply for funds for contemporary art productions? machinaZOIS is the first Electromechanical Patron that financially helps artists to produce their work!
It's a pinball machine whose game's theme is: "strategies of fundraising for contemporary artistic productions". The player finds himself in the role of an artist who has to raise as many financial subventions as possible for the production of his artistic work.
The applicant has to prepare an application, attach all required documents to it and then send it from the Post Office. A Committee of Experts then decides whether to approve or deny it.
At the same time, he has to take care of thousands of other bureaucratic aspects related to the production of his artistic work as well as very important social aspects such as lobbying and flirting with a member of the Committee of Experts. He does so thanks to a special set of icons, bumpers, displays, and drop and moving targets located on the playfield.
To approach machinaZOIS the player has to introduce a one-euro coin. The applicant who gains the highest score gets the entire jackpot. This amount of money represents the Electromechanical Patron's contribution to the actual production of the winning artist and has to be used solely for this purpose.
The main advantages of machinaZOIS as an alternative financial source for artists are:
machinaZOIS doesn't demand applications, bills, financial reports, or bureaucracy of any kind...
It pays off immediately and in cash...
It is tax-free...
It is very democratic and transparent: the best applicant wins! Regardless of personal connections...
BASIC RULES
Funding Applications: You Funding Applications: you can apply to four (4) cultural institutions: #1 Private Foundation, #2 Ministry of Culture, #3 International Funds, #4 Municipality. Collect all required documents before applying. When the icon Send Materials! flashes, go to the Post Office. While the Committee of Experts evaluates the application, try to influence its decision by convincing (repeat spinner shots), impressing (hit the Central Dropped Target), corrupting (shoot the Vari-Target) or flirting (get the Central Moving Target) with one or more of its members.
Award: If the icon Award is lit, pick up the nomination for an Award (Post Office) and then lobby with the five (5) members of the jury to get the prize. They are at the Vari-Target, Spinner, Right Rollover Lane, Right Ramp and at the Central Moving Target.
Sponsor (Multiball #1): Shoot the Central Moving Target to contact a Private Company. Send them your materials (Post Office) and then meet the Marketing Director.
Obtain a 20 Million sponsorship by shooting the Central Moving Target while the Sponsor icon is flashing.
Obtain a 100 Million General Sponsorship by shooting the same target within five (5) seconds.
Production Award (Multiball #2): Fill the List of Production Achievements and then send it (to Post Office).
Patron (Multiball #3): Find a Patron by hitting the Top Right Spot Target until the word strojZOIS is completely spelled out and then get the Upper Left Kicker and select the option "Patron".
Wider Strategy (Multimode #1): Apply for funding to two (2) or more Cultural Institutions at the same time and get One (1) Million for each active application by shooting the Spinner or the Right Side Rollover.
On All Fronts (Multimode #2): Send at once all four (4) funding applications, your Materials to a company and the List of Production Achievements. Get Four (4) Million by shooting the Spinner and the Right Side Rollover and 100 Million by shooting the Right Ramp.
Refunds: At the end of the Fundraising Action some expenses are refunded. You can expect a certain refund if you managed to light the corresponding icon on the top of the Left Metal Ramp. The amount of cash refunded is based on the number of icons lit.
ABOUT ŽIGA ZOIS
Ziga ZOIS (1747-1819) was the richest Slovene in his age, an ardent lover of the theatre and a great mentor and patron of the arts and sciences.
