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<Forthcoming in Fall 2025>
2025
Software: Unreal Engine for Fortnite
Video Game as Critical Exhibition: Silent Spring in Fortnite is an immersive, speculative experience inspired by the historical impact of Rachel Carson’s environmental advocacy. Built in Fortnite using Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), the project reimagines a mid-century farmland on the brink of ecological collapse due to pesticide overuse. Players navigate this fragile landscape through choice-based storytelling, confronting questions of environmental responsibility and systemic inertia. Rather than adapting Silent Spring, the project transposes its legacy into an interactive world that blends digital play with ecological reflection and civic imagination. It serves as a critical exhibition—inviting players to inhabit, question, and reconfigure the warnings of the past for the crises of today.