Dong Andrew Deng



3D

  1. ECHO ISLAND | Game | Grasshopper, Houdini, Unreal Engine

  2. UNCONSCIOUS SPACE | Interactive | C4D, Touchdesigner, BlippAR

  3. BIO FORMULA | Visualization | Houdini, Runway

  4. BE WATER | Houdini, C4D, Flow

  5. EINMAL IST KEINMAL | Environment | Rhino, Blender

  6. ONE GATE AWAY | VFX | Blender, Rhino

  7. STARE INTO SPACE | Blender

  8. BOUNDARY OF NIJIGEN | VFX | UE5, Blender, Rhino



PERFORMANCE

  1. ZEROCHILL | Lighting Control, Production, 3D | Touch designer, Unreal Engine

  2. DRIPPING 2025 | Lighting Control, Production, 3D | Touchdesigner, Unreal Engine

  3. VAPOUR TRAIL | VJ Performances | Touchdesigner, p5.js, p5Live,  StreamDiffusion, Comfy UI




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1. Echo island

 2025 | Video Game| Houdini, Grasshopper, Rhino, Unreal Engine
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Echo Island is a game where players navigate a environment of white structures suspended in sky. Bachelard suggests, to climb is to dream, to inhabit the vertical is to suspend the weight of memory.  The structures are neither ruins nor monuments, only the echo of motion itself. These architectures belong to no history, no identity—pure passage, unclaimed and indifferent. No walls enclose, no doors demand entry, only open air and the rhythm of ascent.  What is a space that does not ask to be named? What is a body that moves without destination?



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Rhino & Grasshopper

The initial architectural models were created using Rhino and Grasshopper. In Grasshopper, I used the "Divide Surface" function to break a square into multiple points. These points were then systematically rotated and distributed using Tensor Display. 

Next, I placed generated objects at each point, adjusting their angles and sizes to form a structured matrix. The point data from this matrix was then exported as a table and imported into Unreal Engine, where I used it to generate a parametric architectural environment. Houdini

For additional structures, I used Houdini with two different methods:

Geometric Transformation – I duplicated, rotated, and arrayed a base shape (a square) to form a clustered architectural structure. Then, I merged and intersected it with other shapes, cutting and combining them to create a unique building.

Equation-Based Modeling – I input mathematical equations into a script, generating complex geometries algorithmically. Unreal Engine

By combining these architectural elements, I built the initial game environment. The game incorporates a physics engine, enabling the character to interact with objects such as ladders, stairs, and bricks, responding with realistic motion and animations.




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