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Topic:Cyborg Student name:Mak Hoi Ying Student number:60174231 Cyborg Imagine walking down a dark street at night, when suddenly you hear the echo of metallic footsteps in the shadows. A figure that looks human slowly approaches, its eyes glowing red—this is the classic scene from The Terminator . This is no ordinary person, but a cyborg: a being that is half human, half machine. Cyborg stories often begin this way—both familiar and strange, both fascinating and frightening. They blur the boundary between human and machine, forcing us to rethink what it truly means to be “human.” The Terminator The Terminator The film’s story is set in the future, where artificial intelligence systems have taken control of the world and send a cyborg assassin back in time. This assassin appears human on the outside but hides a ruthless mechanical skeleton within. His mission is to kill the mother of the future leader of the human resistance. At the same time, the resistance sends a warrior back to prot...

Topic: Jason Rohrer’s art games Student name: Mak Hoi Ying Student number:60174231 https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.b188f936411f872b22767eec94bb6914?rik=mR6WXdvsrJmePA&riu=http%3a%2f%2fridge-edc-s3-new.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2fwp- content%2fuploads%2f2023%2f09%2f12210418%2f154f72b18d36e3.jpg&ehk=qlwUW6UzEwiHc%2b72aFtgF9dO20zmSqH8pPsVy1x7354%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0 Jason Rohrer is an American independent game designer born in 1977, best known for creating “art games.” His works, such as Passage and Gravitation , use simple interactive mechanics to explore themes of life, death, and emotion. Passage In  Passage , I witnessed the main character meeting a partner and walking through life together. Over time, their appearances changed—one grew white hair, the other became bald. Later, the partner passed away, leaving the character to continue alone until he eventually died as well. This experience made me feel the fragility of life and the value of compani...

 Topic:  the practice of sound artist Yasunao Tone Student name: Mak Hoi Ying Student number:60174231 Yasunao Tone ( 1935–2025 ) was an avant-garde artist from Japan . His works often challenge our ideas of what “music” and “art” can be. In 1997, he released Solo for Wounded , a very representative album that used a special method to create unique sounds. Born in Tokyo, Tone studied Japanese literature and wrote on Dada and Surrealism. In the 1960s, he joined groups such as Group Ongaku and the Neo-Dada Organizers , using noise, chance, and intermedia performance to embody the radical spirit of postwar Japanese avant-garde art. After moving to New York in the 1970s, he collaborated across dance, video, and sound, performing at experimental spaces like The Kitchen and PS1. His work consistently emphasized destruction, chance, and cross-disciplinary practice, making him a pioneer of sound art and glitch music. 《Solo for Wounded》 source: Solo for Wounded Solo for Wounded ,...

Topic: Wafaa Bilals Domestic Tension  Student name: Mak Hoi Ying Student number:60174231 Wafaa Bilal's work creates a unique ethical battleground where the digital world intersects with physical reality. His artistic practice not only challenges the boundaries of traditional art, but also opens up disconcerting spaces for reflection in the blurred zone between virtual and real. I'm particularly fascinated by how he uses his own body as an artistic medium. This is not just a symbolic gesture, but a genuine offering of his flesh and blood to the operation of the artistic mechanism. In this process, viewers are forced out of their comfort zone, transforming from passive spectators into participants who must make moral choices. source:  Domestic Tension Domestic Tension is a work that left me unsettled for a long time. Bilal spent thirty days and nights in a Chicago gallery, while viewers on the other end of the internet could shoot paintballs at him with a simple mouse click...