CHIN9511 Presentation12 Many traditional Hong Kong cafes with a long history are disappearing and closing down at an alarming rate. The trend is primarily caused by rapid urbanization and changing consumer tastes have strained many beloved historic eateries. However, in the past few years, it has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, decreased household incomes and rising rent have further contributed to more closures. It’s important to note that such long-standing establishments have been an integral part of Hong Kong culture and serve as a third place many generations before have cherished.    

Y: Yao Dongni M: Mike Y: Though I’m not familiar with games, I know that most of the games have a mission or task you need to do which attracts people. I wonder whether your game also has some those kinds of things? M: Yes, they have something to solve. For my game, I produce different layers of the architecture, and some of them only make sense when you are at a certain angle. And you have to move to these points to find out what I’m trying to tell, what’s the information I’m trying to present to you. In

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My question: What inspired you to present your design through film and animation, but not the typical studio format, like making panels of drawings, physical models? What are the differences you can achieve? Finbarr: I think I always had an interest in film but more from… It is the first animated film… There is a certain freedom to working in a virtual world. So, firstly, the main thing to say about the project is narrative driven and it is very much about the different viewpoints which is particularly hard to do through a physical medium, like how do you tell

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