Theme Story - Crossing the Online and Offline Worlds In the Future of Integrated Virtual and Real Worlds, Can Humans Lead Design?

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The film and entertainment industries are undergoing epochal transformations. Online streaming, high-definition imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) are not just changing business models, these technologies are also radically altering the design thinking that guides media productions.
The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) graduates, Min Chan and Chak Yun Hei, have been playing crucial roles in this transformation. Chan, an Image Director, designs immersive costumes that help in the element of world-building in productions. Chak, a Director of Innovation and Product Development, develops TV hardware and software tailored to future consumer entertainment modes and broadcasting technologies. Their experiences demonstrate how, despite the flurry of technological changes, their respective roles maintain fundamental continuity, with Chan creating beautiful designs and Chak driving industry development.

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12

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17

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(2024) "Theme Story - Crossing the Online and Offline Worlds In the Future of Integrated Virtual and Real Worlds, Can Humans Lead Design?," SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute: , 12-17.
Available at: https://repository.vtc.edu.hk/ive-de-signed/vol31/iss31/6