Focus but where

Introduction

"Focus, But Where?" is a web-based hidden object game that playfully delves into the intersection of climate change activism and our complex digital landscape. It's initial narrative and concept design was created by Artist Kexin Liu, and was later further co-developed by a team of 7 researchers and creatives. Since early 2023, this project has received generous support from Watershed Art Trust (Date: 01/02/2023-13/04/2023 Amount: £4,900) and Grounding Technologies (Date: 01/08/2023- 01/12/2023 Amount: £15,000) for project development.

Members

• Project Manager & Director - Kexin Liu
• Researcher - Jing Huang
• Researcher / Script Writer - Kai Charles
• Illustrator / Animator - Inigo Hartas
• Sound Designer - Jake Wild
• Game Designer & Developer - Xingzhi Zheng
• Game Developer - Jiashun Wu

Deploy a local environment

1. Download / Clone the Project
2. Install Node.js
3. Open Terminal.app (macOS) / PowerShell with Admin Access (Windows)
4. Enable Corepack with corepack enable in Windows or sudo corepack enable in macOS
5. Open the folder with cd **downloaded project folder url**
6. Use Yarn to install package dependencies with the command yarn
7. Use Vite to run the project locally on your device with the command npx viteOpen a web browser and access the website based on Vite instructions.