Jacques Servin

Jacques Servin
Jacques Servin, in 2014
Born1963 (age 62–63)[1]
Other namesAndy Bichlbaum, Ray Thomas

Jacques Servin (also known by the pseudonym Andy Bichlbaum; born 1963)[2] is an American media artist and activist. He is one of the leading members of The Yes Men, a culture jamming activist group. Their exploits in "identity correction" are documented in the films The Yes Men (2003), The Yes Men Fix the World (2009), and The Yes Men Are Revolting (2014).[3] As Ray Thomas, he is a co-founder of RTMark (stylized as ®™ark and pronounced as “Art Mark”).[4]

A former Maxis employee, he was fired in 1996 after secretly adding code into the game SimCopter that would cause sprites of men in swimming trunks kissing each other to appear on certain dates.[5][6] He said he did this due to the intolerable working conditions suffered at Maxis.[7][8] This was not discovered until after the game had been published. Servin said the activist group RTMark had given him $5,000 to do it. Though much later it came out that Servin and Vamos were the co-founders of RTMark, they initially claimed to have very little knowledge of the then-anonymous organization. Servin was a founding member of RTMark under his psuedonym "Ray Thomas".[9]

Servin is also the author of two books of short stories,[10][11] published with FC2. Originally from Tucson, Arizona,[2] Servin is currently finishing a memoir of caring for a mother with Alzheimer's.[12] He is gay.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Yes Men Are Revolting". Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c Diamond, Jamie (2009-10-31). "Prankster With a Purpose". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (2009-10-06). "All Suited Up for Mischief, to Rumple Stuffed Shirts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  4. ^ Keeley, Matt (2017-5-20). "How a Bizarre Gay Game Hack Gave Birth to Culture Jammers 'The Yes Men'". Hornet.com. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "PIXEL GAIETY COSTS JOB". Daily News (New York). 1996-12-08. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  6. ^ Mirapaul, Matthew (April 30, 1998). "Exploring How San Francisco Became What It Is". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ "The First Hot Coffee". PC Gamer. Future Publishing. March 2007. p. 62.
  8. ^ "An Interview with Jacques Servin". rtmark. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  9. ^ Keeley, Matt (2017-5-20). "How a Bizarre Gay Game Hack Gave Birth to Culture Jammers 'The Yes Men'". Hornet.com. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Aviary-Slag,2678.aspx Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Aviary Slag (1996)
  11. ^ http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Mermaids-for-Attila,2640.aspx Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Mermaids for Attila (1991)
  12. ^ "My Mother Is Thinking". Evergreen.
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