The Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) has developed a mobile application named “MyTopoHK”. The application is the first interactive application for reading and writing literary works on Hong Kong’s landscape. The application aims to promote reading and creative writing in Hong Kong.
“MyTopoHK” uses literary works and Hong Kong geography space as coordinates. The application invites the public to admire local writers’ records and feeling about Hong Kong’s landscape while leaving their own literary footsteps.
Hong Kong writers have written many literary works on Hong Kong’s landscapes, streets and districts. “MyTopoHK” currently features around 150 prose and poems from about 30 writers. Users can use the “Literary works of landscape” function to search and read the works according to different Hong Kong districts. The publication details, an introduction to the writer and photos related to the work are provided alongside the text. One feature of the application is called “Reading Onsite”, which utilizes GPS data to highlight works related to the user’s current location and areas nearby.
Users are also welcome to submit their own piece of work on a dedicated page within the application and enrich local literary memory with past writers. Users can enter the title, content and related keywords with the automatically recorded location using the GPS data. The submitted work will be listed among the existing works and be shown on the map.
The application can be downloaded through:
Google Play Store: https://bit.ly/3HLdSsg
Apple App Store: https://apple.co/3QxvNqF
Homepage of the “MyTopo”
Introduction of the “MyTopo” “Reading Onsite” page
Introduction of the “MyTopo” “Submitting work” page