Guài 怪 by Mindy Meng Wang & Monica Lim
Science Gallery Melbourne
About
This game uses emotion recognition biometric AI to analyse your personal attributes and match you to a fantastical monster avatar from the Chinese mythical text 山海经 Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas) from 4th century BCE. Catch elemental balls to evolve your avatar while discovering your custom interactive soundtrack created with machine learning.
This work was presented in SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed presented by Science Gallery Melbourne. The exhibition is a co-production developed in collaboration between ArtScience Museum and Science Gallery Melbourne. The original version New Eden: Science Fiction Mythologies Transformed was developed and first exhibited at ArtScience Museum in Singapore (21 Oct 2023 – 3 Mar 2024).
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Credits
Lead Artists: Mindy Meng Wang & Monica Lim
Game Development: Qiushi Zhou, Jingcheng Wang & Andrew Mahisa Halim
Tech Supervisor: Adelaide Genay
3D Design: Henry Lai-Pyne
Animation Design: Melanie Huang
Set Design: Eugyeene Teh
Script & Narration: Enya Hu and Callum Wright
Also supported by the School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Creative Australia, Melbourne Fringe, Footscray Community Arts and City of Melbourne.
Installation photography: Matthew Stanton and Timothy Burgess
