Dongpei Yue is
a service & experience designer bridging AI, gameful interaction, and human relationships, with a foundation in architecture and spatial thinking.
Product & Service Designer
Architect
Photographer
Dongpei Yue is
a service & experience designer bridging AI, gameful interaction, and human relationships, with a foundation in architecture and spatial thinking.
Product & Service Designer
Architect
Photographer
ACROSS RCA Team Work: Natasha Sajan,Yiqing Yang,Derek Yue,Chunlu Zhang
As cities rapidly urbanize, natural landscapes are being replaced by man-made environments—fields give way to high-rises, and natural ecosystems are substituted with curated green spaces. While these changes serve human needs and improve living standards, they also reshape our relationship with nature and alter how we interact with and learn from the natural world.
This project reframes that shift by offering an immersive storytelling experience that transports users into the often-overlooked microscopic world of the Chinese Mitten Crab—an invasive species that coexists (and sometimes conflicts) with humans in surprising ways.
Using the format of a two-perspective illustrated comic, the project explores the contrasting viewpoints of humans and crabs through the stories of a fisherman, a scientific researcher, and a student. This multi-actor lens highlights how different stakeholders engage with the same ecological system in vastly different ways.
1. Create empathy-driven engagement with urban ecology through narrative design
2. Spark reflection on how urban development disrupts natural ecosystems
3. Open a conversation about how natural sciences mediate our understanding of “invasive” species and human-nature dynamics
Ultimately, this project serves as a platform for rethinking our place in the ecosystem, using accessible visual storytelling to bridge scientific, emotional, and social perspectives.