Yufeng Hu & Sixu Hong

When a new technology emerges, humans tend to consider only its positive aspects, and few systematically think about its significant side effects. Gene editing technology is increasingly intertwined with capitalism, exacerbating social divisions. Over-reliance on gene editing technology is causing people to gradually lose individual diversity. We hope this game will remind people that while humans can be modified, human nature cannot be changed. In the face of advanced technology, a regression in human nature will only lead to human extinction.

The origin of the game’s name and the English word “vivid”: Under the influence of gene editing technology, people gradually lose diversity, and the world is no longer vivid. So the game’s protagonist, Vivi, starts a search for D…