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"Please, Don't Touch Me!" makes the dilemma of bullying in social media and in video games immediately perceptible. The user harasses the avatar with every touch (of his cursor) and triggers emotional restlessness that cannot be avoided.

Like the analog world, the digital world ultimately is about control. At some point, the annoyed AI has enough and commits suicide - and thus becomes a submissive game ball. A fun slave and new avatar is born.

"Please, Don't Touch Me!" is an artgame that has been created in 2019 by the Zurich artist group AND-OR. Concept and first prototype were already made in 2012. It works with integrated audio for the game avatar (generated) and the human in charge (spoken).

Most texts are quoted statements from well-known adventure games. The artgame makes obvious that the player exerts absolute control over the avatar like a dictator.

To the player, the game avatar is a fun slave. Thus game avatars and AIs get mistreated all the time. It is a neverending loop. And you are part of it, even if you don't want to.