Yes, In My Backyard — XD • Extradimensional

Yes, In My Backyard
*In collaboration with Legg Yeung & Ryan Hong

Yes, In My Backyard is an augmented reality game that prepares citizens for an increasingly densified city through the use of virtual spectacle, public participation, and tiers of incentives. The project began by winning an exhibition competition for cityLAB-UCLA, and we wish to acknowledge that early support.

The exhibition, called LA TIMES 10, was held at the Architecture + Design Museum in Los Angeles as part of cityLAB’s 10-year anniversary exhibition. We are honored that the work was exhibited alongside that of the other competition winners: Office Kovacs, First Office, WELCOMEPROJECTS, Field Day, and Reimaging.

Game Description: Los Angeles, as you know it, is passing away. Over one million people are joining the city in the coming decades. Will Los Angeles evolve or will housing stock shortages doom the city? Intervene! Collect virtual bricks and stack them to form unique density developments—100 bricks equal one home for one future Angelino. Band together with friends or make new ones as you earn amenities such as trains, parks, and grocery stores for your community. Unite with players across Los Angeles to defeat the mega progress bar at Pershing Square—it falls to zero once all 160 million bricks (1.6 million people) have been placed. Your virtual environments inspire change in reality as their volumes set a mark for real housing volume needed. Your interaction between the two worlds cuts across diverse neighborhoods, public and private spheres, and provokes a dialogue that reinforces a truth—that density is inevitable, it must go somewhere, and YES must be the answer.

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