To expand the expressiveness of code through controlled ambiguity. Or to see how many alternate programs they can squeeze into one text (think polyglots, but in only one language).
Hi, I created rot8000 for The Wrong, an online biennial of digital art -- specifically for the pl41nt3xt pavillion, which included text-only works. The pavillion was taken down when the biennial ended, and looks like that link is no longer valid