Xirui Liao 廖熹瑞

I^3 is a series of interactive interfaces that mainly translated Morin's theory of human complexity into voice, scenes and interactions in an abstract way, allowing the audience to experience the concept in interactions and multiple sensories. The three chapters - personal, biological(cosmic) and social -aim to lead the audience on an endless journey that explores the diversity and inner connections of the individual, expanding the perception of the self.

The download will be available here: https://xiruiliao.cargo.site/I-3

I initially chose the game as a media, because it could be ported anywhere, and anyone with a computer, or a mobile phone, could experience it. But the project itself is extremely abstract in its conceptual expression. Compared to the installation method, I need to embed more interactions and flows to make the concept accessible. I might need extra time to finish it, then I will publish it for everyone to experience.

The concept of my project starts from 'the exploration of the multiple existence and complexity of the human individual', drawing inspiration from the philosophies of Edgar Morin, Donna Haraway, and Karen Barad. These influential thinkers have guided me throughout the project, shaping various elements such as the practical applications, narrative, medium, and interactive approach. Specifically, I have focused on Morin's trinity model in Penser Global L'homme et son univers as a key framework for my work.

When designing the player flow, my approach is inspired by Morin's discussion in La méthode, tome 1 : La Nature de la nature of the potential of loops to open up new approaches, in which different aspects of a fact are presented in a way that preserves their original complexity and, by optimising the loop, establishes a cross-reference between the various aspects, creating a new cognitive framework.

I tried to visualise the circular paradigm mentioned above and its three aspects into three levels. The design of each level is based on specific references from relevant scholars and appeals to the metaphors of space, rule, interaction and flow.

The installation is designed for a better immersive experience, it is a meditation space where one player will play the game and the rest of the audience can lie down, sit, stand, watch the images in any position they feel relaxed in and meditate, through this format, the players share their journey to the audience and in doing so build a connection within each other.

Personal Tutor: Nestor Pestana

Project Consultation: Zitao Ye, Dr Chris Kempes

Thank you very much to all those who have given me feedback and opinions on this project, it has been a pleasure and inspiring to talk to you and your ideas have formed an integral part of this project.

I am no longer obsessed with finding a field or medium to go and focus on, as I find what excites my soul is finding new paradigms of understanding the world and using this as a process to experiment, thinking with practice and practising with thinking.