Fragile House explores the Russo-Ukrainian struggle’s impression on households via blended actuality.
Developed by Brainz Immersive, Fragile House asks what you’ll do if your house and lifestyle instantly grew to become threatened. From earlier than 2013’s Maidan Rebellion in Ukraine to more moderen occasions, this blended actuality expertise sees your environment remodel from extra peaceable occasions to a extremely turbulent current.
“As you navigate via your area, the voices of Ukrainian folks in conventional melodies accompany you, guiding you below the roof of your very personal reminiscences and emotions related to your house,” states the studio.
We jumped into Fragile House throughout Venice Immersive 2024 for roughly 25 minutes. I’ve expertise with VR documentaries after making an attempt JFK Memento and Impulse: Taking part in With Actuality, however this one takes a special method. Moderately than inform its story via a narrator or interviews, Fragile House makes use of environmental storytelling and a progressively shifting panorama.
Switching between MR and totally immersive VR environments, the symbolism is powerful as you discover your environment, and the expertise progressively opens up the scene whereas Ukrainian songs play. Watching this household’s house change through the years is demonstrated via a room-scale setup designed like an precise front room.
It is unknown if Fragile House will obtain a house launch, however we’ll maintain you knowledgeable if that occurs.
