Jonah Brucker-Cohen

@coinop29
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Bruce Sterling wrote about my work for WIRED in 2010. Great to be mentioned by him!
Video of our latest Scrapyard Challenge workshop at Jersey City FabLab!

New artwork from me, "Average Citizen", an interactive public data sculpture that assigns visitors the average waiting time for a US public service. When a person sits, the chair silently selects a wait duration drawn from real, publicly available municipal data and begins counting down. The visitor is not told which office they are waiting for, only that they are now an “average citizen.” The chair does not respond to urgency.

Video: https://youtu.be/ruGjhTX1pq4

New artwork from me for 2026, "Crossing Algorithm", a hardware-based urban intervention that encodes a city’s history of pedestrian injury and questionable urban development practices directly into the act of crossing the street. For instance, at an intersection, the pedestrian waiting time is algorithmically extended based on the number of recorded injuries at that corner.

Copy / Paste Link for more info and video: https://www.coin-operated.com/2026/01/12/crossing-algorithm-2026/

New project, "Infinite Factor Authentication" a project that subverts and critically examines the seemingly endless forms of authentication individuals must do to access their files in online environments. You will never be able to authenticate again: https://ifa.coin-operated.com

I made a game, "Tesla Tears", an iPhone game where players drive a Tesla around playing as workers collecting backpay lost from the govt shutdown of 2025. As they drive, their Tesla’s battery depletes forcing them to find hydro-electric charging stations powered the tears of workers fired by the Department of Government Efficiency. The goal is to successfully pay off the first installment of the Tesla loan.

Play it here: https://tinyurl.com/teslatears

Video here: https://youtu.be/M8MAVY4H6Ks?feature=shared

I made a Chrome Extension that shows you how much money Zuckerberg is pocketing from each of your posts to Facebook or Instagram.

Download it here:

https://zuckbucks.coin-operated.com

I’m showing my artwork, “Surprise Acquisition” tomorrow @MakerFaireConeyIsland Stop by and say hello!
🚨 Maker Faire Coney Island 2025 is at risk! Live Nation misappropriated $10k + is blocking our venue, even though the venue & security are with us. This community event empowers students, educators & makers. Don’t let it be cancelled—spread the word! ✨ #MakerFaireconeyisland
“Maker Faire Coney Island" is in danger of not happening this weekend, due to @LiveNation stealing 10k from them and closing the venue. Please repost and raise hell!