Jan 9, 2020
I JUST WANT TO KISS GRACE
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I JUST WANT TO KISS GRACE
STORYSCAPES includes projects that grapple with issues of racism, violence and harm inflicted on our planet, combining the excitement of these new immersive mediums tempered with the urgency of a world on fire. It is in turns thrilling, upsetting, shocking, and wonderful, much like the world we live in.
Top Picks for Storyscape
Environmental or Social change (most focused on bringing awareness to a specific cause) - The Ark – This story was about 6 minutes long but within those six minutes the creators leave the viewers with a dilemma; do we wait and hope nature will keep the three remaining White Rhinos alive or safe from poaching or do we allow science to intervene by using embryos to produce more? Extinction is closer than we can think.
Storytelling (most rich in story and artist craft) - The Turning Forest – When you first walk in to hut to put on your VR gear, you know this is going to be a full immersive adventure. This story is whimsical, imaginative, light hearted, and it is told in a epic narrative which makes you feel like you are on the journey with this little boy. (Think Harry Potter)
Socially engaging (best use of sharing through social media) – Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness – Out of all of the experiences I wanted to see at Storyscape, this one was top on my list. Being in VR, you witness John Hull’s new found world and it is both breath taking and frightening. This piece is a promotional piece to a movie which is coming out this summer. I will be telling people on social and highly encourage everyone to see it.
Fun (hopefully there is more than one but this one is the one that stands above the rest.) – SENS – The moment I went in to the Black and White VR world, I thought Noir. Simple gestures move you, the character, along the ever changing landscape. At times I felt I was falling, flying, skimming through a narrow passage, etc. This game test the boundaries of the VR world so much so that I kept bumping in to people.