Trump/Biden Fight Video Game Predicted the Election Results

Dec. 14, 2020

Innovation agency Wildbytes reaching out to share this darkly comedic mobile game.

Entitled “KO Campaign," it gives mobile gamers the chance to box against Donald Trump and Joe Biden with tongue-in-cheek fight items like a COVID mask, holy book, and literal dog whistle. Along with a cartoonish aesthetic reminiscent of claymation, the dialogue and headlines are updated in real-time to reflect current events.

More importantly, after delivering stylized punch outs to the candidate of choice, data suggesting the political leanings of the player as well as users worldwide appears -- data that actually predicted the winner of the election.

According to Wildbytes Managing Director Daniel Torrico: 

“For many years, traditional surveys have managed to collect relevant data and results to facilitate decision-making. However, the way people behave has changed due to the impact of the digital world and new challenges have appeared when it comes to knowing people’s opinions. Offering a more fun and friendly experience attracts more people’s attention and allows them to become more uninhibited when it comes to giving their real opinion, something especially useful in elections.”

 

Wildbytes Director of Creative Production Laia Zanon adds:

“The game references serious issues so we were thoughtful about balancing it with a goofy style that was recognizable, playful, and not classically cartoonish. We’re not picking on the U.S. as a faraway country, it’s the opposite: the leaders in the U.S. are world leaders, and here in Spain, we love to make fun of our politicians like this.”

 

KO Campaign is available for download on iOS and Android.