Tokyo Design Awards Gold Winner

2026 | Professional

Destiny: Rising

Entrant Company

Shanghai NetEase Cuican Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Category

Product Design - Gaming, AR & VR

Client's Name

Country / Region

China

Destiny: Rising, the first officially licensed mobile prequel to the Destiny IP, employs visionary design to bridge the historical juncture between the "Dark Age" and the "City Age." Centered on the "Tree of Light" visual metaphor, the design constructs a grand narrative of "healing a broken world," materializing dawn-like hope into profound sensory resonance. Upholding a "Retro-futuristic" philosophy, the project redefines the FPS visual paradigm by harmonizing 1970s Romanticism with the iconic "Swiss Graphic Style." This aesthetic orchestrates a sophisticated deep synergy between minimalist geometric compositions, Victorian star charts, and meticulous hatching motifs to transform cosmic exploration into a powerful visual metaphor. The brand’s signature "Cyan" palette evokes atmospheric mystery, while the terminal system UI seamlessly couples pre-digital textures with high-dimensional energy fields—all precisely optimized for fluid FPP/TPP perspective switching.
Technically, as an Apple Keynote flagship, the project shatters hardware bottlenecks via mobile DLSS Frame Generation, delivering an unprecedented 120 FPS experience. The integration of AIGC-assisted design workflows ensures hyper-realistic assets, achieving a profound synergy between algorithmic logic and visionary art. Interaction is anchored by the "Ghost"—a diegetic companion conduit that transforms functional navigation into vivid narrative moments through HUD holographic projections, eliminating the divide between interface and world.
Beyond performance, the work fosters a humanistic social ecosystem through cooperative "Raids" and peaceful sanctuaries like "Andwen Port," promoting strategic synergy over conflict. Furthermore, the design effectively minimizes cognitive load through a distributed onboarding system, ensuring that players navigate this complex universe intuitively. By embedding barrier-free interaction and specialized colorblind schemes, the design ensures universal accessibility. Ultimately, the project transcends the digital medium, extending its cultural value into tactile lifestyle artifacts and fostering a community resilient in its pursuit of hope. This masterpiece achieves a perfect, sustainable "Wa" between cutting-edge technological precision and profound humanistic warmth, setting a definitive global benchmark for mobile interactive storytelling.

Credits

Zhongtian Yu
Sihong Liu
Shenghai Li
Yuliang Chen
Jianhui Zheng
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