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Patrick Weber, Sabine Storp

Phygital Habitat uses video game elements and brings them into the physical world to solve real-life dilemmas. Through the introduction of mixed reality and gamification, the project provides a vision to utilize both to bring architecture and community back into life.

In Japan, there is a lot of post-war housing called Danchi. These buildings, once the representation of a generation’s memory and lifestyle, are succumbing to their fate as the nation’s vision of new building policies called for their demolition. The project not only speculates on an alternative way of living, but also saves the existing Danchi. It is a prototype which is capable for everyone, while providing both physical and virtual gaming and living experience.

The animated documentation records the whole process of the renovation and how phygital gaming experience could benefit our future. Although some scenes are fictional, it takes reference from a lot of different articles and award-winning documentation - “Danchi Women” so as to set up the whole film.