​​【Aniwow!2024】Introduction to Category C Shortlisted Works of the 19th China (Beijing) International University Student Animated Film Festival​​

发布时间:2024-10-10浏览次数:93

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 easilythe 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.