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Unit 1 - Worlding Tomorrow Group B - Hyper Parliament

© Jiaqi Xu, Xinrui Wu, Yi Zhang, Siyi Fang

Instructor: Hadin Charbel

Co-Tutor: Qianxin Deng

Technical Tutor: Zehao Qin

Hyper Parliament

Academic Work Summer 2022 Role Designer, Director, Video productor

In Collaboration with Xinrui Wu, Yi Zhang, Siyi Fang Instructor Hadin Charbel Co-Tutor Qianxin Deng

Location Mariupol, Ukraine

To reconnect post-war communities and give pos sibilities for post-war reconstruction in a new way.

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Destroyed 1940s

Destroyed 2010s

BERLIN

TOKYO

HOMS

03 Architectural / Reconstuction Destroyed 2010s Destroyed

MARIUPOL

1990s Rebuilt 1960s Rebuilt 2020s Destroyed ? ?

Over the past hundred years, many countries like Germany, Japan, Syria and Ukraine have all been deeply hurt by the war. Countless people lost their home and family during the conflict. In the last century, countries like Germany and Japan have recovered well from the war. However, countries like Syria remain in ruins, even in 21st century. As for the war in Ukraine, it is still unknown whether people would be able to return home and whether the city would be rebuilt.

In this project, we would like to tackle post-war issues in a new, better way Metaverse platform is used and therefore, we envisioned this system, Hyper Parlia ment. On this virtual platform, people who fled to other countries can reunite again, play together, and join Metaverse community events. Moreover, they can participate in virtual reconstruction in all aspects and enjoy the decentralized architectural space.

BACKGROUND ISSUE 01: Cities destroyed, people’s powerlessness for reconstruction. Mariupol is a city on the north coast of the Sea of Azov at the mouth of the Kalmius river, in the Pryazovia region of Ukraine. In 2022, it is reported that at least 95% of the city had been destroyed during the fighting and more than 1,300 high-rise build ings have been demolished. At the same time, post-war reconstruction is constrained by many factors, such as lack of funds, the timing of the end of the war, and usually, the inability of the people to participate in post-war reconstruction decisions.

Many public spaces in the city of Mariupol have been damaged to varying degrees.

Mariurol Theater, one of the most historical and popular public space in Mariupol, Ukraine, however, was distroyed during the war. Around 600 people was killed in this conflict. Due to its community and historic significance, it’s selected to be rebuilt as Hyper Parliament in the Metaverse.

Greek (Hellenic) Square

Staraya Vedonapornaya Tower

Local Lore Museum Church Peremoha

BACKGROUND ISSUE 02:

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REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE RECORDED ACROSS EUROPE: 6,657,918

Last updated: Aug 17, 2022

Source: UNHCR, Government

REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE REGIS TERED FOR TEMPORARY

OR SIMILAR NATIONAL PROTECTION SCHEMES IN EUROPE: 3,840,568

Last updated: Aug 17, 2022

Source: UNHCR, Government

STRATEGY WORKFLOW

The project is based on a hypothetical Metaverse app called Hyper Parliament, which could be interacted with phone, tablet and PC. There are 2 patterns (modes) in this system. The first is the Construct Pattern, in this part, people can collect relevant materials, learn the story of them, and use them for spontaneous decentralized construction. The other pattern is Community Pattern, in which we want to help post-war people connect and reorganize their broken communities. In this pattern, people communicate, gather in Metaverse spaces.

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VOXELS Voxels are divided in three categories: Icon, Element, and Ordinary voxel. The color of the voxels could also be changed to adjust the color of the architecture. Elements Simple voxels Icons

SECTION

Spaces with different functions are spontaneously promoted to fill up this building. Considering the function of the original architecture - Mariupol Theater, the performance function is therefore preserved. And there are also many different functions are added to this parliament. for example, database center, party floor, gallery, bazaar and church etc.

Gallery

Garden

Party Floor

Meeting Space

Database Theater

Church

Bazaar

Gaming Space

01 DATABASE CENTER

This is a space where people can upload and read datas. Users could upload memories about their experiences related to the war, or offer information to help other people, for ex ample, help people reconnect to their lost fam

02 GALLERY

In this space, Metaverse exhibitions or bazaar could be held. plus, the income could be gen erated by charging admission fee, rewarding artists and bidding online. Those money can be allocated to fund citizens in need or future reconstruction.

03 PARTY FLOOR

This space is located in the top floor and pro vides a place for people to gather and enter tain. All kinds of events can be held here: par ties, concerts, masquerade balls, etc.

Hyper Parliament is about more than connecting post-war refugees around the world; it’s about building together, exploring ending. This is what truly brings broken communities together. People spontaneously participate in virtual construction conceive as decentralization. In this Metaverse world, people’s desire for home and reunion would not be limited

exploring together, and bringing citizens together to exert great power that could lead to a completely alternative construction and automatically filter popular and reservable spaces through their own activities and willings, which is what we by real world conditions. They could be together and have a hometown to count on, no matter where they are