The warning participants see before they fall down the Project Immerse Rabbit Hole.
Some of the AI-Generated material that participants sort through in Project Immerse.
How do we navigate truth when our world is distorted by misinformation?
Project Immerse is a paranoid thrill-ride and digital literacy initiative that compels participants to become architects of the thriller, challenge their knowledge of deep fakes and bots, and break away from victimhood.
Project Immerse places participants within a virtual experience that mixes story, play, and web pervasive technologies. Designed to work in Zoom and Miro, Project Immerse subverts these tools into a thrill ride that leverages elements of film, immersive theatre, and ARGs into a collaborative storytelling experience. About 90% of the experience is created with AI. The end result is a unique storytelling experience that explores deception, conspiracy, and the way humans create meaning and make connections.
What’s happening with this project?
Status: Currently in production.
Premiere Status:
Mozilla Fest (private showing), commissioned showing of Project Immerse, 2021
CPH:DOX, internationally premiered at the renowned festival, 2021
Mozilla Fest, premiered at the renowned festival, 2021
Story IO, Featured as a hackathon experience, 2020
DEFCON, internationally premiered at the notable hacker convention, 2020
My Roles: Narrative Designer, Character Designer, Performer, and Producer.
Type of Project: Immersive Storytelling + Horror + Digital Literacy
Collaborators: The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, the Hewlett Foundation. and the Digital Storytelling Lab.