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memsweeper

memsweeper is a clone of Minesweeper, a single-player computer game where the object of the game is to clear an abstract minefield without detonating a mine. memsweeper introduces a twist on the original game. Every block references a point in memory. 'Safe blocks' reference allocated memory, while 'mines' point to unallocated portions of memory. Clicking on 'mines' induces failure within the software itself. The space of play is shifted from representational failure to computational failure.

Screenshot of the memsweeper game interface, resembling classic Minesweeper. Screenshot of the memsweeper game after a crash, showing the MacOS crash dialog

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