Greenie 綠仔
Medium: Electronic gadget
Mimicking handheld digital pets popularised in the 1990s and early 2000s, Greenie contains a virtual tram that can be raised through different life stages by an individual owner. The digital pets’ barometers of hunger, happiness, and intellectual development can be tracked and nurtured through special customized activities, including feeding, playtime, and administration of medicine. Through these tasks, Greenie suggests that the owner can raise their own virtual tram, and the growth process can be accelerated at will. In presenting this speculative alternative to tram development, Greenie proposes a future where limited land supply can be solved by exploring virtual worlds, and the responsibilities of state management can be transferred to individual owners.
Mimicking handheld digital pets popularised in the 1990s and early 2000s, Greenie contains a virtual tram that can be raised through different life stages by an individual owner. The digital pets’ barometers of hunger, happiness, and intellectual development can be tracked and nurtured through special customized activities, including feeding, playtime, and administration of medicine. Through these tasks, Greenie suggests that the owner can raise their own virtual tram, and the growth process can be accelerated at will. In presenting this speculative alternative to tram development, Greenie proposes a future where limited land supply can be solved by exploring virtual worlds, and the responsibilities of state management can be transferred to individual owners.
媒材： 電子裝置
《綠仔》模仿 1990 年代及 2000 年代初期風靡一時的掌上型電子寵物，內含一輛虛擬電車，飼主可以親自陪伴它度過不同的生命階段。電子寵物的飢餓感、快樂值及智力發展等各項指標，都能透過餵食、遊玩及投藥等專屬定制活動來追蹤與培育。透過這些任務，《綠仔》暗示擁有者可以養育專屬於自己的虛擬電車，且其成長過程能依意願隨時加速。
藉由展示這種電車發展的虛構替代方案，《綠仔》提出了一個未來的可能性：透過開發虛擬世界來解決土地供應有限的困境，並將原本屬於國家管理的公共責任，轉嫁給每一位獨立的擁有者。
《綠仔》模仿 1990 年代及 2000 年代初期風靡一時的掌上型電子寵物，內含一輛虛擬電車，飼主可以親自陪伴它度過不同的生命階段。電子寵物的飢餓感、快樂值及智力發展等各項指標，都能透過餵食、遊玩及投藥等專屬定制活動來追蹤與培育。透過這些任務，《綠仔》暗示擁有者可以養育專屬於自己的虛擬電車，且其成長過程能依意願隨時加速。
藉由展示這種電車發展的虛構替代方案，《綠仔》提出了一個未來的可能性：透過開發虛擬世界來解決土地供應有限的困境，並將原本屬於國家管理的公共責任，轉嫁給每一位獨立的擁有者。
