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Synecdoche, New York

Project type

Architecture

Date

01.2023-05.2023

Location

New York

Role

Team Member; Render(40%), 3D Model(50%), Pysical Model(100%)

Synecdoche New York, a film about a playwright who attempts to create a life-size replica of New York City within a warehouse, can serve as a metaphor for the immersive gaming spaces. Just as the protagonist tries to capture the essence of the city through a small-scale model, the gaming spaces can attempt to encapsulate the diversity and complexity of the gaming culture within a contained and curated environment. The spaces can serve as a microcosm of the gaming world, offering a glimpse into the vast possibilities and experiences that gaming has to offer.

Algorithm recursive variation

Eraly stage AI research made with StableDiffusion

Data center variation animation

Eraly stage AI research made with StableDiffusion

Plan

According to the Entertainment Software Association, nearly a 155 million people in the United States play video games, which made up around half of the population. As a $22.4 billion industry, video gaming is one of the largest entertainment industries in America. AThe demographic of gamers in the U.S. is way more diverse than it may have seemed, thanks to a wide range of gaming devices available on the market: PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, AR/VR devices… even a smartphone can offer high-quality gaming experiences. The variety of gaming devices also helped the industry to explore possibilities in gaming aesthetics, choreography, and interactive experiences, thus nurturing the gaming culture. Today, the video game has been widely accepted as the Ninth Form of Art.

Section

A finite game has a clear goal and set of rules, with the objective of winning.
In contrast, an infinite game is played with the aim of continuing the game, with no fixed endpoint or start point . And players often seek to continue playing for the experience and enjoyment rather than for a specific endpoint. So This concept of finite and infinite can be translated into the design of the immersive gaming spaces.

Our project is designed to offer both finite and infinite gaming experiences, with some areas having specific objectives and rules /while others offer an open-ended and exploratory gameplay.

Close-up model

Close-up render

Chunk model

By doing so, the spaces can cater to a wide range of gamers, from those seeking a challenge to those looking for a more relaxed and immersive experience.
Generally, this project explored the spatial syntax that incorporates gaming design rules, and the architectural expression of a typological space just for video games.

Top render

Boradcast studio interior render

Physical chunk model

Cladding detail physicial model

Data center interior model

Truss structure model

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