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Computer Animation 2020

Web Jungle

Yanqi Liang
Web Jungle is a narrative animated response to the topic of ‘surveillance vs freedom’. What does a ‘free world’ look like for humans? I would like to show a possible threat in the future world where humans could trace and survey people anywhere, in any format. 

Nowadays, to use the technology we have come to rely on, more personal data is being recorded and provided online. Our private data is shared everywhere, beyond geographical boundaries – which could become an issue which will have a huge impact on the individual. In urban cities, our every movement is captured by CCTV and cameras everywhere, transforming the city into a ‘CCTV jungle’. Computer, phone, camera, laptop - all our electronic devices can be turned into a survey machine if they wanted to. It is hard to say that we have true freedom or privacy. In my perspective, humans will never have a free world, as we always live under control.  However, common oppressions make common causes. The citizens will use their way to defend surveillance. They would try to hide, escape or provide fake information to protect their privacy.