16:10 rC12 inTer-sCale

Students: Piaoyang liu, tingwei Xiong, Yuang Zhang, Xingyu liu

Design: Luke Pearson, Sandra Youkhana

Theory: James Delaney

This project is an interrogation of the Cyberpunk science-fiction genre, which frequently amalgamates spatial and cultural elements from different Asian countries for the construction of fictional worlds through a Western lens. The game proposes a new future for a Chinese Cyberpunk city, that more authentically references architecture from China, allowing the past, present and future city to coexist at the same time. The player navigates through three versions of the same city in different time periods, overlaid to highlight the urban transformations. By moving buildings back and forward through time and space, the player curates their own vision for a new Chinese Cyberpunk city, based on their personal desires and readings of spatial culture.