National Museum Of Singapore . 2022
Singapore
Dislocations: Memory & Meaning of the Fall of Singapore, 1942
Exhibition . PC App . AR . Web App . Game Design
Dislocations: Memory and Meaning of the Fall of Singapore, 1942 is a commemorative exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of the British Surrender to the Imperial Japanese Army in Singapore on 15 February 1942.
This exhibition is designed by FARM, with the multimedia segments produced by Vouse.
Visit the exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore. The exhibition runs from 29 Jan - 29 May 2022.
Begin your experience by playing the pre-exhibition web novel. The web novel invites you into the experiences of those who lived through this period of war, through the perspectives of the soldiers, nurses, volunteers and civilians.
Play the game as different characters, choose your own journey and learn about the different circumstances that shaped each characters’ choices and decisions.
Continue your journey at the Dislocations gallery which utilizes interactive technology such as augmented reality and gamification to present different aspects of the fall of Singapore. Visitors can relive the Battle of Singapore through the perspective of the British command, make strategic decisions, and see how the war pans out.
Investigate the artefacts recovered from the Empress of Asia, some of them may even be reconstructed digitally to give you a glimpse of what life was like on the converted warship.
At the end of the journey, visitors are given a chance to participate in the curation of the centenary exhibition of the Fall of Singapore in 2042. Select artefacts you wish to see in the next exhibition, and leave a message. The top choices will be dynamically displayed in a digital image board for everyone to see.