Team Catharsis is producing an immersive VR Art Experience that attempts to introduce a different style of narrative in the VR space. In the experience, the viewer will be perched on the back of a bird exploring a vast oceanic world. The rules of VR storytelling are yet to be written, and the quest to establish narrative paradigms in the space are in full flow.
However, the question we are trying to ask is ‘Can VR be art?’. The overarching creative challenge we are facing on this project is how do we curate a narrative while still staying true to the original goal of having the viewer be able to draw his own interpretation of the events unfolding around him.
Parallely the team is also developing a preproduction package for the next team to build on. On a high level, the experience will be set in Virtual Reality and depict a message of cultural unity seen through the eyes of a child.
The experience will be set inside a child’s room, containing dolls from various cultures dancing to their respective tunes, finally merging together in a breathtaking symphony.