winner of Best Student Video Game at the 2009 Elan Awards

Deguiyu is an ARG (Alternate Reality Game) with an element of treasure hunting on Xbox Live’s Indie Games platform. A player experiences alternate reality and is exposed to the issues of e-waste, information control, and corporate cultures while collecting information across various digital media such as Xbox console, website, mobile phone, and online video.

Guiyu, China is a town described as the biggest e-waste site in the world. By adding “de”, Deguiyu implies “let’s undo what we’ve done to the earth.”

As the Web Presence Director and Narrative Creator, I created the content of the Deguiyu website and the overall narrative flow of the ARG.