During the construction, I am currently improving and translating these contents.
本周的进度主要集中在展览空间的筹备、内容结构的压缩，以及如何让我的策展计划更贴近现实可行性。
一开始，我对《Play and Pay》的设想仍停留在较为理想化的层面：我希望通过“可玩的展览”，让观众在体验中主动思考电子游戏与资本主义之间的结构关系。然而，第九周的教学与同学讨论让我意识到，真正将一个批判性的概念转化为具体的展示语言、展陈空间和观众交互机制，远比预期复杂。尤其是在没有专业建模背景的前提下，我不得不寻求替代方式，比如通过Artsteps等虚拟工具来进行展示模拟。这在一定程度上限制了观众的“物理共感”，但也促使我进一步思考如何将“资本结构”以非物质化方式进行传达。
我也开始检视“游戏”在展览中被呈现的方式。在与几位导师的讨论中，有人提醒我，不要把“互动性”误当成“参与性”。观众能不能点开一个游戏画面，并不代表他们真正参与了对游戏机制的反思。因此，我尝试将展览结构分为“叙事、设备、系统”三大部分，并通过时间性布局：从20世纪的客厅到当代的电竞房，形成一种“历史性的压缩剧场”，让身体的移动成为一种隐性结构引导。
此外，我开始进一步明确展览的政治立场。电子游戏从来不是中立媒介，它作为技术资本、国家宣传、个人逃避、集体身份建构的复合体，本身就是矛盾与魅惑的结合体。我希望展览不仅“讲述游戏的资本故事”，也要让观众在“资本性的游戏体验”中有所触动，甚至不适。
从课程的角度来看，我仍觉得课程对“策展作为知识生产”的探讨不够深入。我们有时过于强调展览作为项目管理，而忽略其在话语生产中的位置。我个人已经在着手准备向相关新媒体艺术会议投稿，但我意识到，大部分同学可能到毕业前都没有真正写出一篇可投稿的文本。这或许是英国教育体系的安排，但在我看来，这样的“晚熟”不利于学生早期建立学术主体意识。
下周，我将继续完善虚拟展厅的空间逻辑，尝试将“投币”这一行为设计为展览的象征仪式入口，也准备测试一些关于“观看即劳动”的展示机制。希望这不是一次对游戏的展览，而是一次关于游戏性的批判实践。
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The format of your blog is somewhat confusing. Your first post seems to combine the first three weeks’ worth of blog entries, on which I have already provided feedback. The only other entries you have posted are your peer review, which will receive feedback during the final evaluation, and the 10-point project breakdown that I asked the group to include as an additional blog post. Because of this, it is difficult for me to offer any constructive criticism, as there are no additional blog posts for me to comment on.
As I have already provided feedback on your speculative project, I won’t go into too much detail to avoid confusion. However, I want to reiterate the information received from JL regarding the need to include contemporary artists in your project. I think this can be done easily with the suggestions JL and I provided. Additionally, I believe you can integrate this into your current proposal seamlessly.
It’s important to consider the budget for your current project: Can it be completed for under £10,000? It seems that you have made significant changes to the venue, and if you adapt your idea to incorporate these changes, I believe you can stay within budget. Additionally, think about the timeline and schedule for the project. I will share a link to Jl’s helpful slide presentation, which outlines various factors you need to take into account and provides useful information about blog posts.
You are an excellent contributor in class and clearly understand the curatorial concepts introduced to you. Additionally, you have demonstrated yourself to be a generous and thoughtful peer to your group. It would be a shame if this were not reflected in your blog, as it represents a missed opportunity to incorporate valuable feedback before the final submission.
To enhance future blog posts, refer to JL’s slides presented this week, as they break down some of the subheadings.-
https://www.learn.ed.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_117082_1/outline/file/_11117495_1
In particular, you might find this slide useful when editing your blogs
For every Blog Post: ask yourself how can I connect this with the 11 weeks of lectures and learning, the themes, and the course resources?
• A reminder to look at the reading list on Learn for extra resources.
• You must include your independent research and course materials.
• Exhibition research, and the curatorial texts from named exhibitions, are a
key part of this material.
• Caption images and list resources with full bibliographic/reference details.
Date, medium, materials, location, source etc. Do this consistently.