Organizing Committee of the 19th China (Beijing) International University Student Animation Festival has received numerous outstanding animation, comic and digital art submissions from worldwide. Below is the shortlist—explore their introductions now!
Category C: Digital Media Art
Gongche's remaining sound
工尺留声
School ：Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Author ：Ma Zihan
Summary：
The work is an interactive website focusing on Gongche score, with the functionsof Gongche score popularization, digitization and play, aiming to promote thedissemination of ancient music compositions in the digital era.
Story, Cocktail & Generative AI
故事酒馆
School ：Communication University of China
Author ：Zang Tianpei, Chen Keyuan
Summary：
Story, Cocktail & Generative AI is an AI installation artwork that utilizes multimodal
interaction technologies to create an immersive interactive space. It integrates AI real-time
text and image generation, speech recognition, and Arduino control. Visitors can engage in
conversation with the AI bartender through voice input and observe the real-time image
generation based on the dialogue. The installation utilizes cameras to capture the visitor's
expressions and movements, transforming them into interactive elements for the AI bartender, creating a more realistic interactive experience. Additionally, the AI bartender can
create visual artworks that match the content of the conversation and produce physical
postcards through on-site printing, transforming dialogue content into tangible objects.
Story, Cocktail & Generative AI focuses on multimodal interaction, combining text, voice,
images, and physical objects, providing audiences with novel interactive experiences and
offering new avenues for exploring the applications of AI in artistic creation.
LIGHT SPIRIT
光灵
School ：Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Author ：Rong Tao, Zhang Yiqing, Lin Juncong
Summary：
Light Spirit is a single-player survival side-scroller game. In the game, players become the small light spirit Yingdian, who must collect and utilize light sources to survive within limited time and light range, ultimately reaching the endpoint.
The universe has reached its final twilight. In the last remnants where the fire of civilization still burns, chaos and light are engaged in their final struggle. This place is marked by increasingly fleeting daylight and encroaching long nights. However, the brilliance of civilization will not surrender easily—the remnants seek refuge with the aid of light sources.
This is a story about growth. On its unique journey, the small light spirit bravely steps out of the eternal cradle. Its story continues....
DUST
归于尘土
School ：China Academy of Art
Author ：Huang Jiahao, Wang Qi, Li Qianxi
Summary：
Human creations replace humans in exploring new homes, and in the end, the new homes are destroyed and everything returns to dust.
Outrageous writer
离谱小说家
School ：Communication University of China
Author ：Huang Guanxin, Wang Minghui, Guo Zhe, Zhou Yutong, Chen Zifan
Summary：
Novelist Anderson,
who suffers from aphasia and is unable to produce fluent sentences,
cuts up books in his home and uses the words inside to compose novels.
The player controls
the ejection of entries, allowing characters on both sides of the desk to battle. At
the end of each battle, players are given a novel of their own creation.
SOUL VISITORS
灵魂访客
School ：Nanjing University of the Arts
Author ：Xu Hang, Cao Zhe, Peng Yanyi, Qu Hongyue, Zhang Junjie, Chen Zhijie
Summary：
The melancholic girl meets the immortal lighthouse jellyfish in the Dream Aquarium, where reality and fantasy intertwine, creating a subtle chemical reaction.Through Dickinson's poem of the same name, the philosophical proposition
about life is explored with the theme of Wonderful Dreams in Aquariums.In depth exploration of philosophical propositions about life was conducted in the form of AI animation, including the entire process of
animation production, sound production, etc. Through the immortal phenomenon of the lighthouse jellyfish, it reflects humanity's pursuit and reflection on the meaning of life. At the same time, with the role setting of the id and superego, it demonstrates the process of
self-awareness and acceptance.
Ring the Soul
铃魂
School ：Communication University of China
Author ：Li Zhuyao, Chen Yingman
Summary：
Ring the Soulis an interactive game themed around familial bonds, developed using
Unity and Arduino. Players take on the role of a girl named Shuluo, who, after becoming
a soul, discovers that the photo she has with her parents has turned grayscale. Shuluo
will traverse between the human and spirit worlds, using the left and right keys to
control her movement and flip the picture frame to change the space. By collecting
Guiding Bells, she gradually restores the photo to its original state. The heartfelt
story of restoring the photo and the soul following the bells' guidance to return
home takes players on a unique adventure across two realms. Throughout this
puzzle-filled game, players experience the emotional journey of lighting up the photo
frame and Shuluo's touching reunion with her parents. The game combines emotional
elements with unique gameplay, offering players a deeply moving and challenging
adventure.
Quicksand Chronos
流沙时空
School ：China Academy of Art
Author ：Wu Fangxuan, Lu Yi
Summary：
In a time-centered mystical world, the protagonist maintains balance by fulfilling wishes, exploring the cycle of time and fate.Inspired by Aladdin's lamp, this work explores the flow of time and
balance in a mystical world, revealing human nature and destiny.
BrokenBlade
刃舞者
School ：Communication University of China
Author ：Xie Xiayu, Liu Tao, Li Zongjun
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Summary：
BrokenBlade is an action game where the player takes the lead,
aiming to provide players with an exhilarating and positive combat experience, as well as
a non-linear exploration experience.
Tri-color Fever
三色狂热
School ：Communication University of China
Author ：Xie Xiayu, Liu Tao, Li Zongjun
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Summary：
Tri-color Fever is a fast-paced, strategy-based shooting game
designed to provide players with an exhilarating combat experience and a certain level of
strategic depth.
INSIGHT INTO THE PRENSENT BY THE WISDOM OF THE PAST
识古泽今——传世书法墨迹里的中国文脉
School ：Beijing Institute Of Graphic Communication
Author ：Chu Jiajia, Wang Zilun, Ma Bingjie, Hu Junwei, Xu Qianhao, Hao Shuyuan, Zhang Kaijie, Lu Dengmei
Summary：
The work centers around ancient calligraphers, introducing renowned figures from
the Three Kingdoms to the Qing Dynasty. Employing AIGC technology, it visualizes the
interpersonal dynamics among these calligraphers and offers interpretations and
appreciations of their works.
Wonderland
School ：Communication University of China
Author ：Wu Yichen, Gao Wenxun, Liu Zhuoxin, Deng Yuyun, Cao Tianle, Zhao Ning
Summary：
Wonderland is a top-down turn-based strategy game that requires real-time action, where you'll
play as a little girl to learn her inner story and discover the secrets of Wonderland.
TIMES DIARY
小时日记
School ：Communication University of China
Author ：Guo Junhan, Bai Yufeng, Liu Bowen, Lan Tian
Summary：
In the diary of childhood, the significant historical juncture of 2008 has been
transformed into trivialities of daily life, and the shimmering memories are filled with
indescribable sorrow.The first half of the film depicts the 2008 from the little boy's perspective by showing his childhood diaries, where major historical events turn into numerous trivial matters in his daily life.In the latter half, the film revisits those naive words from the perspective of the grown-up boy, and discovers that the memories of 2008 have gradually faded away.Many people's fates have become just a news report, and the 24-hour life of his
childhood has turned into a flippable page in the diary, leaving behind an indescribable sadness in the flickering memories.Given the inherent uncertainty of memories, we have harnessed the flickering,unstable nature of AI to recreate the texture of recollections. Concurrently, employing software like Touch Designer to craft particle effects, we have utilized AI modeling to construct the 2008 scene, thereby presenting the fading of memories.
zhen ze wan zhou
震泽挽舟
School ：Jiangnan University
Author ：Chen Guantong, He Guanlin, Xu Dongzi
Summary：
The work centers around ancient calligraphers, introducing renowned figures fromthe Three Kingdoms to the Qing Dynasty. Employing AIGC technology, it visualizes theinterpersonal dynamics among these calligraphers and offers interpretations andappreciations of their works.
