Fudan Old Bookstore — Digital Heritage

Digital heritage around the bookstore’s spatial memory and book-hunting ritual, made with Urban China as the physical site neared closure (November 2021). The H5 stays light and mobile-first so the experience matches the shop’s low-friction, inclusive character.

Context

Walking routes and trigger placement follow real curiosity: hotspots cluster where people linger, instead of scattering interaction evenly across the floor (which would flatten the “search” rhythm).

What I built

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  H5 walkthrough — gesture-led exploration; trigger zones at the corner shelf, counter, and travel line, tied to newspapers, old-book imagery, and shopkeeper stories
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  Field research outputs — co-authored handbook and commentary for Urban China

Proof / links

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  Walkthrough: Open H5 — third-party host; availability may vary
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  Article: Urban China (WeChat)
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  Handbook: Investigation manual (WeChat)

Collaborators & credits

“An Old Place That’s Always Fresh: The Unique Community Value of Fudan Second-hand Bookstores” — co-authored with Wang Jiaqi; Urban China official account and magazine issue 92.

Tech

Blender (spatial references) · ih5 (H5 authoring)