Tour: Augmented Chinatown 2.0

Documentation of Augmented Chinatown (2022). A hand holds  a smartphone displaying an AR tree overlaid onto London's  Chinatown, with red lanterns strung above the street  visible in the background

Date:

24 September 2022

Artist: 

Donald Shek

www.donaldshek.co.uk

2022

Augmented Chinatown 2.0: Self-Guided Tour invites audiences to explore London’s Chinatown through an immersive augmented reality experience. Using a mobile app, participants follow a walking route through the neighbourhood while encountering visual overlays, atmospheric sound and short audio dramas that reveal hidden stories of the area.

Blending history, storytelling and digital technology, the tour uncovers layers of migration, culture and community embedded within the streets of Chinatown. Through narration, music and interactive visuals, the experience offers a new perspective on the neighbourhood’s evolving identity.