The Works：RSF x Minecraft's "Uncensored Library", CUHK@Minecraft & in the studio: singer-songwriter

Lockdowns around the world have confined many to their homes. The need to stay indoors and to maintain social distance has led to a surge of online activity, ranging from visits to porn sites, to video conferencing, and mobile game downloads and sales. During France’s lockdown, downloading of games increased more than 180%. Even countries without full lockdowns recorded strong results. Downloads in the UK rose by 67% week-on-week in March. One game that’s become widely popular during the lockdown is “Animal Crossing”. Many countries observed spikes in downloads when the game was launched. Some users have even used it to spread political messages. Like video conferencing, video games have become a new form of cross-border communication.

The coronavirus has also meant that this year’s Le French May festival is much scaled down. One exhibition that is going ahead includes works by Spanish and French photographers, Jose Conceptes and Matthiew Venot. On show at Galerie Koo, “Timeless Cognition” is about how photography interacts with our architecture and urban landscapes.

Singer-songwriter Samuel Alexander Barbour is also a classical guitarist. His repertoire ranges from the work of Baroque composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach to more modern composers such as Agustin Barrios, Leo Brower, and Miguel Llobet. Samuel Alexander came to Hong Kong in 2007 and became an English teacher.
He’s written and produced over a hundred songs for both children and adults, including a new one about the coronavirus.