Some people think that digital technologies produce anxiety in us; does this mean we are less happy than our ancestors? Super Mario has been a classic video game since the 1980s. Traditional Chinese shadow play is a collaborative play that likely originated in the 1st millennium BCE.
‘Donkey’ Mario shows the similarities of happiness between our ancestors and us through a shadow puppet theatre version of Super Mario.
Biography:
Shifang Li (CN) is a Chinese born, London based interaction designer who is now a Master’s student at the London College of Communication. Her critical design practice explores networked technologies, politics and humanity. Her work was exhibited at Design Museum in London in 2019.
