Before the Fall
Jiaqi Zheng
@jacky535904
This publication explores how video games can bridge perception, ecology, and design by reimagining how we see and play. Birds perceive the world through ultraviolet light, panoramic vision, and acute motion sensitivity — a reality far beyond human sight. By translating these perceptual differences into digital worlds, game design can reveal non-human ways of seeing and foster empathy across species. Through research, case studies, and creative practice, this project investigates how understanding bird vision might reshape interactive design, turning games into spaces for ecological awareness and sensory imagination beyond the human eye.