Haiqi Gong

http://roosterwho.com

Photo by: Ge Yang

Fields of art

Arts, general:
Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Video Art, Media art, Installation, Graphic design
Performing arts:
Music:
Literature:
Special groups:
Other culture: AI Art

Region

Helsinki Metropolitan area

Languages

English, Chinese

Social media

https://www.youtube.com/@haiqigong

Rooster Who is an interactive artist and game designer working at the intersection of embodied interaction, digital games, and speculative systems. His practice explores how bodies, interfaces, and algorithmic agents shape emotional experience, agency, and perception in contemporary digital environments.

With a background in intelligent design and game design, he works across physical computing, real-time interaction, and game engines to create installations and playable experiences that invite participants to sense, act, and reflect through their own bodies. His projects often combine custom hardware, sensors, AI-driven behaviors, and virtual characters, focusing on themes such as control and vulnerability, emotional feedback, and the tension between autonomy and system constraints.

Rather than treating games as closed entertainment products, he approaches them as experiential frameworks—spaces where interaction becomes a form of inquiry. His recent works investigate embodied play, AI-mediated companionship, and drifting as a method for resisting efficiency-driven digital logic.

His works have been exhibited and presented in festivals and design contexts including Ars Electronica–related programs, WePlay Expo, and international design awards. He is currently pursuing further research in game design and embodied interaction, with a focus on how interactive systems can evoke empathy, reflection, and alternative ways of relating to technology.