Exhibition: Digital Evolution

This exhibition is in Barbican Centre, which has three sections.

The first one shows the developing history of digital technology, from almost the beginning of computer to nowadays.

It exhibits many old while global well-known digital games which reminded my childhood. I was so excited to see them, especially the Sims. 

When it comes to the CGI in movies, it is really surprised that even in 1980s, the animation and special effect was so real. the Young Sherlock for instance, there is a pretty amazing coloured glass knight inside.

And one of the most astonishing part for me is that How to Train Your Dragon 2 is also a part of the exhibition. It shows a video introducing software used in this movie for animation making that created by artists and engineers. By using this software, artists can adjust all the details by pushing here and there in real time which means they can play the animate, then stop to adjust, then play again directly to see the result. Before this, they have to close all of the rest to adjust one item by typing numbers, which they couldn't see the result straight away. The whole process took super long time. But what I feel admired is that even in that troubles, they still created such amazing works. It is hard to say the difference between these two episodes of How to Train Your Dragon if you just watch them.

Then some art projects about animation and using cemera to enteract with viewers have been showed, like giving you smoking eyes or turning your arms into wings when you stand infront of the carema.

In the second part of exhihition, people can experience some digital games on computer. I found one of my favourite parts in the whole exhibition here.

I found a game called Journey. The world is a endless desert with remains of cilvilisation. There are no many guides, words or instructions, you have to gradually ifind the way and the purpose of the journey. At certain time, you may be able to meet another person who is traveling. A random person could come from any countries. There is no way to talk or communicate with texts, while you can still make meaningless sounds. During the journey, you two may help and warm each other, all the way together of just part of journey. You may lost the other person and feel lonely, however you may meet a new one. It's just like our life that people come and go, some may stay with you while some are just passer-by. It is a game that worth tasting, with amazing music, sights and a sad ending.

While the last part of exhibition is playing laser lights. The lights can move, change shapes, and interact with peole. There were many times the light tried to escape from me.

Overall it is a fun exhibition, reminding you some old and showing some new.