Description
Singapore is considered to be one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. Due to having no ground water or aquifers and little space to store rain water, there’s a challenge to have suffi cient water supply. The possibility of Malaysian water imports ending in 2060, climate change, and increasingly extreme weather patterns, all add to this challenge. Water scarcity will hinder the growth of Singapore, if left unaddressed.
The main idea of the Life of a Drop - An immersive experience on water scarcity -the project is to show the player how much influence water has over Singapore. The juxtaposition of water daily usage with railway corridors in Singapore was trying to visualize the hidden data and water stories happening around us. The spatial narrative with interaction to point cloud environment in the immersive experience was gradually introduced,and the interaction built up the understanding of how water urban planning. After an immersive VR experience, the player has an increased interest in the subject of water scarcity in Singapore. The VR experience doesn’t explain or show theexact numbers or data about the Singapore water crisis, but instead, attracts the player’s attention to the hidden issue on a more abstract level.
Date: December, 2022
Course: From Data Points to Spatial Experiences, Aalto Studio Autum
Teaching Team: Prof Dr. Pia Fricker, Andrew Walker and Tina Cerpnjak
Exhibition: Vilnius Gallery Weekend, Vilnius, Lithuania
Work Type: Group Work with Heidi Välisalmi and Tautvydas Zykevičius
Video Passcode: CLOUDPOINT2023