The impetus for this project started with the question, “How to address the gradual disappearence of the Nearby (referring to a communal sense and a recognisation of geographical institutions and the neighborhood)?”. To explore this, I designed a game that combines real making (through origami animals) with augmented reality. The game includes easily printable paper-works that are folded according to a thickness legend. Successfully folded origami result in color areas and patterns that are validated and then allowed to participate in the AR. Players can build their own oasis for these virtual animals by recording the real enviroments to be shared with friends. The game encourages engagement in the outside world, promoting new community relations and communication between geographically close participants.
Tong Wu
I'm a London-based designer who has been doing design for more than 6 years. My work in Design Products is often influenced by my interests in fashion, illustration, UX and machine learning.
The impetus for this project started with the question, “How to address the gradual disappearance of the Nearby (referring to a communal sense and a recognization of geographical institutions and the neighborhood)?”. To explore this, I designed a game that combines real making (through origami animals) with augmented reality. The game includes easily printable paper-works that are folded according to a thickness legend. Successfully folded origami result in color areas and patterns that are validated and then allowed to participate in the AR. Players can build their own oasis for these virtual animals by recording the real environment to be shared with friends. The game encourages engagement in the outside world, promoting new community relations and communication between geographically close participants.
Medium:
Paper&Digital worksSize:
Small
This part is to tell what kind of environments users should seek for origami animals, and what augmented reality effect they would get.
