FEVER
——The Game of Diggers
The first gold rush dates back to the 1850s in California, USA, when gold miners from all over the world raced to discover vast deposits of gold. They cut down trees, dug up soil, and discharged polluted gold rush water in their quest for gold. Their pursuit of gold was almost insane, and this pursuit of wealth caused irreversible damage to the ecosystem. I chose to simulate an ecosystem in an indoor space to represent the collision between human space and the ecosystem. Using programming and interactive sensors to record the number of times people trample on the grassland allows for a more visual representation of the impact of human behaviour on the ecosystem.


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A gaming event for the purpose of panning for gold. The impact of people's trajectories on the environment is mapped by documenting changes in the site of the event.






 



Book Design




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As the content of the book text changes, the timeline above shifts to the corresponding position so that the reader can quickly find the era corresponding to the development of the cigarette label.












Project Summary

By simulating the ecosystem indoors and using programming and interactive sensors to record the number of times people trample on the grassland, this project visually demonstrates the collision between human space and the ecosystem. In the form of a scavenger hunt, participants are attracted through posters, tickets and exhibition brochures, with each torn ticket stub initiating the game and the acquisition of a mysterious treasure suggesting the destruction of the ecosystem. Through this innovative symbolic element, it aims to provoke the audience to think deeply about the impact of individual behaviours on the environment, calling for wider attention and participation in environmental protection activities, making the entertainment experience embedded with profound environmental revelations.