Electric Elves

02/2023

Shuyue Li; Tianliang Wan; Mingkun Zhang; Yung-Hsuan Lin
Royal College of Art
School of Design & School of Communication

A Digital city is connected to the internet and equipped with technological platforms for information and communications management. A smart city uses this digital connectivity to help cities improve the urban environment and quality of life through better management. Building on the development of the digital and smart city, Electric Elves are artificially intelligent drones that gather and process huge amounts of data and information, offering new services to city dwellers on their walks in the dark in reducing the urban crime rate. Elves are distributed throughout the city, and together they weave a digital city safety network designed to accompany and protect night walkers in place of the role of family, friends, and police.