Beiruo Song

New York Adventure Manual

Class of: digital painting

Medium: 2028

Faculty: Matt Whitman

Prompt: The assignment is to observe and witness an event, action, or happening. Students are asked to position themselves in relation to the event, reflect on what it means to be a witness, and capture the experience in a series of images. The goal is to convey this experience to another viewer through their visual interpretation.

I am passionate about eSports and various PC games, and I have always believed that life is an adventure game made up of multiple levels, with me as a character, created by a string of genetic codes, randomly appearing in this world. Observing my life feels like playing a first-person perspective game. Each new stage feels like unlocking a new level, and everything I face is part of interacting with this game. When I arrived in New York, the city became a new chapter in my adventure journey. Therefore, I present this experience in the form of an adventure manual.