Animal Crossing is Fast Becoming a New Way for Hong Kong Protesters to Fight for Democracy! The #Covid_19 pandemic has halted public demonstrations, so protesters are taking their cause to #AnimalCrossing.
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(This is my island!)
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(This is my island!)
1/ "I play the game, I just bought it a few days ago. For lots of people around the world who play this game, they have to put their ideal life into the game, and for HKers, we have to put our protest movement and our protest sites inside the game."
2/ This is the first time that Joshua is playing this game. On a normal day, he's an avid #Pokemon and #SuperSmashBros fan. "Frankly speaking, without coronavirus, I don't believe HKers would go through such a tremendous effort in decorating their islands to be a protest site."
3/ After outbreak of coronavirus, it was difficult to organize physical gatherings. "We set up online assembly, but livestream is still a bit...boring. With a new game out, we can have virtual protests and we just have to use our creativity to make a new kind of protest tool."
4/ Is Wong making protest art of his own? "Yes, of course," he says, though he doesn't feel it's ready to be shown yet. "I'm not professional enough, I'm still collecting trees."
