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Theme - Bakery Simplicity - A Recipe For Building Better Communities

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Baking and eating bread in a small group seems to have some sort of mystical power to break down barriers, not only between strangers, but between different races, ages, genders and worldviews. Now, every week in Amsterdam and surrounding areas, people are discovering this “power of bread” as it creates dialogue between neighbours, within communities, and between locals and the outside world.

Theme - Street Debater - Conversations For A Better Society

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Something as simple as a set of scales and a provocative question is helping recast the dynamic between homeless people begging, and the multitude of people trying hard not to meet eyes as they pass by on the street. More than this, Street Debater points to the power of conversation as a way to help people in need that goes far beyond a few coins.

Theme - Greenkayak - Paddling To A Better Environment

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For many people, tackling the serious and complex environmental problems we face can all be a bit overwhelming. GreenKayak, a Danish NGO, wants to put a positive spin on environmental action as a way to inspire more individuals to change their habits and outlook. Their plan— use the lure of a free kayak trip to help people appreciate the beauty and benefits of nature.

Theme - Goodgym - Fit Bodies Make Healthy Communities

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For most people getting fit, or sustaining a reasonable level of activity, is a chore. Forget high-tech solutions to this very modern problem, the key to staying fit, motivated and happy may be as close as your pair of jogging shoes.

Theme - Wellness By Design

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Interview - The Road Of My Cyber Physical Hands

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Renowned Japanese designer Dai Fujiwara presents his latest Hong Kong exhibition THE ROAD OF MY CYBER PHYSICAL HANDS. Expect to see some of his never-revealed early works and be inspired by his Iatest design ideas. We hear from Dai about the concept behind his exhibition and ask for his advice for future designers.

Special - 2020 Dfa Hong Kong Young Design Talent Awards

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Fashion Endeavours

As cities continue to recognise the integrated role design plays in social developments, local design institutions bear both honour and responsibility in educating and exporting talents that can contribute to a functional-meets-beautiful future. Hong Kong Design Centre offers a variety of award mechanisms for local aspiring designers. Here, we take a look at its three recent design awards, and their respective winners from Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI).

Interview - Design For Well-Being

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“Design for Well-Being” is HKDI’s major education and collaboration direction in the coming few years. In this issue, we speak with Michael Chan, Deputy Academic Director (Design) of HKDI, to find out how the institute conceptualises and practises design thinking, educates and cultivates new generations of designers, and continues to design for human beings’ welfare.

Contents

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Editorial

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Cover

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Issue Twenty Three Full Text

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Exotic, Temi Ijisesan '22

Heliotrope: IMSA's Arts & Literary Magazine

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The Storyteller, Sarah Wheeler '23

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Designing An Interactive Theatre Game With Dynamic Asynchronous Play, Ardian Amiti

College of Computing and Digital Media Dissertations

This project proposes the use of asynchronous narrative mechanics and dynamic elements of gameplay to further the player’s sense of interaction with characters and the environment of the game, inspired by interactive theatre performances such as Sleep No More. The player plants seeds in a garden which is maintained by several Non-Playable Characters, influencing both the environment and the narrative. Scenes occur according to the state of the garden, but do not wait for the player to be present. Plants grow and wilt as time passes. Sometimes the player cedes control as the characters tend to or cut down plants, …

Back Cover

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Ones To Watch

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International Design Calendar

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From December 2019 to March 2020, the highlights of the most interesting design and art events around the world.

Interview - Hernan Diaz Alonso

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Embracing Multiplicity and Disorder in Today's Architecture and design

Hernan Diaz Alonso visited Hong Kong this September to give a lecture under "HKDI inspire* Design Thinking 2019", which is part of a series of master lectures and workshops that aims to promote design thinking as a way to stimulate open questions and the continuous search for creative avenues beyond disciplinary and contextual boundaries. In this interview, Alonso shares his visions about the education and practices of architecture and design, and how design thinking will help to bring innovations in cultures.

Interview - Paul Chapman

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Virtual Reality as a Tool to Integrate Sciences, Arts, and Technology

As an expert, educator, and avid researcher in the field of virtual reality application, Dr Paul Chapman brings his insights to "HKDI inspire* Design Thinking 2019". His lecture, "Virtual Reality: Temporary Distraction or Real Opportunity?" explains and discusses the evolution of VR and future opportunities of utilising such technology. At the core of his technological and innovative endeavour, Dr Chapman still believes that empathy and establishing an understanding of endusers' needs are the keys to effective designs.