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Fonds ID011
Chronology2023
MediumNarrative VR & Sound Design
SpecificationUnity · 3D Spatial Audio

LAKESIDE CABIN

Immersive VR experience with an anxious narrator subverting user expectations.
Lakeside

Immersive VR experience, Unity Engine, 2023

This VR immersive experience creates a playful dialogue between the user and an anxious narrator. Set in a detailed cabin environment built in Unity, the experience deliberately subverts expectations and breaks the fourth wall through a simple narrative framework.

Upon entering the space, players encounter a floating narrator's voice who speaks from behind, establishing a sense of conspiracy and invitation to explore beyond intended boundaries. The narrative deliberately creates "forbidden" areas that serve as irresistible incentives for curiosity, drawing users into deeper exploration.

As players defy the narrator's increasingly desperate instructions, the experience transforms—textures fracture, objects drift freely, and reality collapses. Button interactions function as breaking points, each dismantling another layer of the simulation until players reach a final absurdist room filled with buttons—embodying both the narrator's surrender and a commentary on the limitations of digital interaction design.

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