Starting from the entry, everything is new. This is a new era.
You are walking on the street. You are walking in the game. You are walking on the web. You are walking in the app.
Yes, you are walking in your room. Day by Day.
Close to midnight, fall asleep. The street is blurred. You are watched by people. You are riding on a rollercoaster. You are untouchable.
No, you are walking in your dream. Time by Time.
The whole project begins with an exploration of scalability the path. In the previous project, I tried to take the life experience in the room as a guide and expand it to other spaces. The results of the experiment were full of surprises. It also helps me to experience the familiar space from different perspectives and discover the unknown. At the same time, this expansibility of space coincides with Metaverse, which is a very popular concept in the venture investment field. In my understanding, The so-called "Metaverse" is the next generation of the Internet. Different from the traditional Internet, Metaverse can bring us into an immersive 3D world, and we can explore everything inside it. To be honest, I have to admit that Metaverse is a very attractive concept from my perspective. This is opposite to my (or our) situation nowadays. Because of the pandemic, I seem to be constrained in my own space. On the contrary, Metaverse seems to be able to expand your activity space without limit. And you are able to experience almost all the space you can imagine.
However, the infinite possibilities of Metaverse also raise concerns. In my exploration, I also gradually realized that the expansion process is full of unknowns and uncertainties. Without the support of the material world, random errors and bugs will occur, problems in the real world will be amplified, and new problems will appear gradually. This makes me wonder, which world is better? Which world do I belong to?
The whole zine is divided into 3 parts. The first chapter is my novelty about the real world. The new environment always keeps engaging me to explore. The second chapter expresses my confusion about the real world (or my room). Life seems in peace. And I can't help but imagine the feeling of experiencing different environments in the room. Everything looks attractive and wonderful. The third chapter is about my dream. Here, the reality and virtual environment begin to interweave and disorder. This is my reflection and concern about the virtual space (or Metaverse). This may be a process of re-searching myself, examining myself and my life.
Hope you enjoy this project
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A school project by Hairun Li
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