2025
Yijia Li
Yijia Li is a designer and creative technologist whose practice merges 3D game development with critical inquiry into human-AI interaction. Using speculative design and technical experimentation, she investigates the psychological and societal dynamics of digital spaces, provoking reflection on the evolving relationship between humans and intelligent machines.
Aetherfall
An asymmetric VR game experience interrogating the unequal dynamics of control between human and AI systems, revealing the quiet hierarchies embedded in our interactions with technology.
Aetherfall foregrounds the asymmetrical power dynamics between human ingenuity and AI omniscience, probing whether artificial systems can truly understand, replicate, or ultimately surpass human creativity.
The game mechanics are designed to simulate AI’s control over human agency in subtle yet powerful ways. The asymmetry between the VR player (AI) and the PC player (human) mirrors the real-world dynamic where AI operates from an unseen, omnipresent perspective, shaping human choices without direct intervention.