Project Briefing
This week we were briefed on another group project for the Critical Practice and Exploration module in which we are required to develop a story concept and XR experience that explores a non-linear narrative structure through cross-platform immersive media. For the cross platform aspect of the project we can combine together concepts for VR, AR, browser based content or mixed reality etc. We are also required to work in groups of 2-3 members from our class to complete this project by the June deadline.
Initial Ideas for Non-Linear Experience
After we were briefed i started to write down some different ideas on my own to see what could be created for this particular type of project:
- Concept where one person plays an experience in Virtual reality while another person interacts with the experience through augmented reality and possibly finding clues, hints and informaiton for the VR player to be able to progress through the rest of the experience or there could be branching narratives that can only be triggered or accessed through the AR component creating a strongly co-operative experience.
- Science Fiction Mystery/Detective style story which utilises entering a digital VR space with using a AR based device to look at clues and hints to progress forward the narrative, possibly linking clues together which can result in different story paths or endings for the mystery and what happened in this situation.
- Scanning different objects and items in AR around the real world environment which will trigger an even or choice in a Virtual Reality Experience.
- The environment in VR could be based on reversed objects that changes the whole look of the environment and they can only be revealed through a cross platform such as AR or a browser so the player could unknowingly pick up or trigger objects that can only be seen fully through the external applicaiton. This could create a sense of mystery and choice where the story that has been chosen can only be revealed at the end
- Mystery game which takes place in a metaverse or digital world where you need to enter through a computer as a programme to solve the problem and interact with other computer programmes and some characters to solve the solution so its like a puzzle game and you can use AR or a blog to solve the issues or problems – you can possibly communicate with an Aritificial intelligence
- In vr the player steps through TV screens or film reels and actually enters a black and white film, or different films through the ages. Each one can be in different screen formats, have scratches, sounds and acoustics of the times and all sorts this could be a museum idea for curated old films scenes or a story could be told such as a person trying to learn who their grandfather was who was a filmmaker and finding out about their personalty and life through his films he made
- Time Travel Story which lets you visit different ages of life and you can see how old you are using a face filter to identify the character current age at the time of the level
- Time loop story where you need to explore and escape or find out the myster in a certain time frame otherwise you might die and you can view or see what you uncovered in virtual reality before you enter that area again to see what went wrong – similar concept to Twelve Minutes or 60 seconds – doomsday timeloop game – has to pass through 2 levels in the given time or theres one level and then spawn in the other