In the final presentation, we got some critiques from our classmates, professor and fellows, they are very valuable and worth to reflect.
- Better to use some colors which are easy for the audiences to read the text.
- Use a theme line to connect all the sites (e.g. a food trip along the Silk Road), instead of letting the icon move randomly and without intention. Also, use some region to represent the food instead of picking only one city.
- The initial position of the little guy is not obvious enough, and people might not notice it. Maybe put it in another corner (e.g. in the sea).
- set a button, if you click the button the icon will change, not only the man, woman the other animals can also be included.
- The instructions for clicking the mouses/pressing spaces are a bit confusing. And both using mouse and the key is quite confusing too.
- the border of the map is quite confusing. Drawing a map can raise some sensitive debates on borders. Focus more on the food instead of the map.
I think that although what we are creating is artwork, what we should consider is more than the art. We can’t complicate it to a political issue or social issue. I think I should think more fully next time.