{"id":1743,"date":"2019-01-28T03:40:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T10:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/?page_id=1743"},"modified":"2019-01-30T20:08:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T03:08:48","slug":"experimentation-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/archive\/yuchen-liu\/experimentation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimentation 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Broken a Dream<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So this experimentation originated from an idea to experiment with one of my dream_\u00a0<strong>Video Games Player.\u00a0<\/strong>Obviously, you can see that this is the most basic facility for gamers, a CD-ROM, and I use it as a representative for my dreams. I want to see experimentally what it looks like when I break it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/1-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1858\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/1-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/1-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/1-3.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/2-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1859\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/2-3.jpg 577w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/2-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I found a game CD, and I started thinking about how to deal with these damn things. Make a sculpture? I&#8217;m thinking of turning them into pieces, smash them so that I can feel like I can&#8217;t play with this game CD anymore, and that means my dream has been broken.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I start to cut them into half piece and I found it is so hard,\u00a0I don&#8217;t know whether the game CD is too hard or if my underlying consciousness doesn&#8217;t want me to smash the game CD.Eventually, I smash it into many small pieces, and I can still see myself on his surface.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/3-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1862\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/3-3.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/3-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/3-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/3-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, I smash it into many small pieces, and I can see myself on its surface.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131131842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1863\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131131842.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131131842.jpg 698w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131131842-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I was thinking about how to make the debris look more creative. So I start my creative experimentation.<\/p>\n<p>I put them into water\u00a0and I was surprised to find that they not only could float but also can sink into the water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1866\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134301.jpg 1237w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134301-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134301-1024x769.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134322.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1867\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134322.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134322.jpg 1217w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134322-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134322-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134322-1024x721.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I added some paint to the water to make them look more colorful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134858.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1871\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134858.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"949\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134858.jpg 949w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134858-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134858-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1872\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134903.jpg 481w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131134903-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I took them out of the water and put them on the table to dry them up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131135309.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1874\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131135309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131135309.jpg 555w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131135309-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I tried to burn them, but they got too hot and I gave up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140730.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1878\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140730.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140730.jpg 416w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140730-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And Finally, I got them dry<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1875\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140031.jpg 553w, https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/files\/2019\/01\/QQ\u56fe\u724720190131140031-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is it. The experiment was very frustrating for me because my game CD meant that my dream was destroyed. But I found a lot of creative ideas in the process. For example, I found that CD-ROM can float on the water or sink under the water. I tried to burn them down, but I failed because the heat was too fast. It was like the dream in the subconscious mind was broken, but there were still some left in my mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broken a Dream So this experimentation originated from an idea to experiment with one of my dream_\u00a0Video Games Player.\u00a0Obviously, you can see that this is the most basic facility for gamers, a CD-ROM, and I use it as a representative for my dreams.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101344,"featured_media":0,"parent":355,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1743","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1743"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1879,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1743\/revisions\/1879"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}