The Axonometric Query
A phygital puzzle game of architectural sections
UCLA - Architecture and Urban Design - Technology Seminar - MArch & MSAUD - Spring 2024
As architects, we're masters of spatial puzzles. We use projective geometry to translate our ideas into drawings. This isn't just about drawings – we create digital models that we slice through to generate drawings and even build physical scale models by putting back together these slices of our digital models. This seminar dives deeper than just making drawings and models – it challenges our relationship with them. What if these models are more than just representations?
This seminar is on a quest to reveal the playful potential of architecture. We explore a cutting-edge approach: phygital puzzle games. Imagine crafting a game that seamlessly blends digital and physical models of architectural sections. By playing and designing, we develop a fresh perspective on architecture, one fueled by exploration and discovery.
Why Games? Games allow architects to experiment with software and tools in a playful way. This playful relationship unlocks creative problem-solving and lets us push boundaries in a dynamic environment.
This workshop is your chance to rediscover the joy of exploration in architecture. Let's transform models into interactive digital puzzles and redefine our relationship with design tools.
Join the Quest!
Students work by UCLA - Architecture and Urban Design - MArch & MSAUD - Spring 2024 Technology Seminar by Yara Feghali Game development by Folly Feast Lab Level 1 - Data Server by Weihan Zheng(Bella), Yanjie Zhao (Jessi), & Shiyue Shen Level 2 - Residential by Xinghang Chen & Yongjie Qi Level 3 - Hotel Casino by Giovanna Bentes, Grace Collins, & Alix Wilson Level 4 - Office building by Peiyin Chou, Liuyi Ding, Lingling Zhao (Lily), & Zezeng Fu (Jerry) Level 5 - Mega Mansion by Marcus Vazquez, Riley Hammond, & Blane Hornung Level 6 - Circus by Xinyu Wang (Shipley), Bingyu Liu (Gabby), & Jiahao Wu Level 7 - Water Park by Vivila, Jenny Lee, & Isabella Molina-Sanchez Level 8 - Vertical Farming by Anna Whittell, Nabil Davidson, & Zhuo Wang (Draw) Music by: Life is a Game by Mise Darling , Free Music Archive, CC BY.