Overview
A simple VR story about how the environment is being impacted by urbanization.
Teammate
Man-Ping Wu
Duration
5 weeks
Tools
Unreal Engine, CINEMA 4D, mixamo
My Role
Technical director and animator
The Story
A boy's love for birds and forests is threatened to be destroyed by urbanization. Forrest is his secret place where he goes to escape from reality and share only with those he trusts with sweet memories. This V.R. experience is one-location based and a time-lapse sequence shows how the boy over time was able to conquer and protect by preserving other creatures who live in the forest. We would like our audience to think together with us about how protecting the natural environment from urbanization will benefit the later generations.
Demo Clip
After the iterations were made to the experience, we showcased our piece in IDM’s showcase.
Inspirations
My teammate Man-ping and I are both fans of Penrose Studio’s work. Our favorites are The Rose and I and Allumette. Their work is enveloping, sensitive, and beautiful in how they use VR experience to evoke simple narratives that will tug anyone’s heartstrings. We decided to pick up a topic we both care very much about urbanization. We then created a storyboard to visualize the story.
Behind the Scenes
Birdie
The boy
Setting Up the environment and Creating Sequencers