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MarriagEmArkeT

SOLO PROJECT

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Role Concept to Execution

Tools Unity, Gemini, Three.js, Figma

Format Interactive Web Archive & Game

Year 2026

Concept & Mechanics

Stemming from fieldwork at Chinese matchmaking corners, this project reimagines these pre-digital "analog algorithms" as a claustrophobic, surreal butcher shop. Here, complex human lives are reduced to formatted spreadsheets by parents acting as data brokers, highlighting a deeply flawed "Emotional Capitalism" where intimacy is transmuted into tradable capital.

The project manifests as an interactive 3D web archive and a Unity game. Users interact with a parametric data-visualizer, manipulating sliders to physically distort biological forms based on sociological data. In the game, players navigate 16 "meat specimens" suspended under deceptive "fresh-food lamps," utilizing a "System Glitch" mechanic to toggle the light and expose the harsh individual truths beneath the beautified data.

Execution & AI

To realize this computational critique, I seamlessly integrated AI tools into a multi-software workflow while maintaining full creative direction. Using Tripo AI, I generated initial 3D base-meshes for the "flesh" specimens, which I then imported into Blender for iterative manual sculpting to achieve intricate organic textures.

Furthermore, I utilized Gemini to optimize the Website and Unity codebase, debug complex interactions, and even assist in the production of the background music, demonstrating a fluid collaboration between human intent and generative AI capabilities.

"The marriage market is, in a literal sense, a meat market."

The transformation from sociological observation to a surreal space is a process of continuously stripping away reality and reconstructing "pain."

Assuming the role of anxious parents coerced by the "social clock" and societal peer pressure, players navigate a claustrophobic market filled with suspended cuts of meat (representing 16 male and female candidates). The core interaction—toggling a virtual "Fresh Meat Lamp"—acts as a computational "system glitch." It abruptly switches the environment from a red-tinted fantasy to a harsh, clinical white light. This single click instantly strips away the parents' curated data, replacing the formatted profiles with the stark, often agonizing reality of the individuals underneath.

RED LIGHTING (PACKAGING AND FANTASY): Under the glow of fresh-food lamps, the environment takes on an enticing, retouched pink hue. During this phase, the meat cuts (candidates) display data beautified and formatted by algorithms: houses, cars, high salaries, and obedience.

WHITE LIGHTING (SYSTEM GLITCH/TRUTH): When the player flips the switch, the environment instantly transitions to a harsh, cold, clinical white light. This "system glitch" strips away all beautification parameters, revealing the erased individual truths behind the meat—unfulfilled ambitions, hidden debts, or the painful cries of subjectivity.

Once you finalize your "selection" and complete the transaction, the system generates a summary filled with dark humor.

Interactive Web Archive Overview

Explore the full conceptual framework, parametric interactions, and research documentation on the project website.

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