Notes On Blindness : Into Darkness is a VR and interactive experience produced by Ex Nihilo, ARTE France, and Archer’s Mark. The project uses new forms of storytelling, gameplay mechanics and VR to explore John’s cognitive and emotional experience of blindness.
Also co-producer of the project, Novelab has put all its technical skills at the service of its realization.
_LEAD ARTISTS
Arnaud Colinart
Amaury La Burthe
Peter Middleton
James Spinney
_EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Amaury La Burthe
(Novelab, AudioGaming)
_PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Landia Egal
Corentin Lambot
_ACTOR
John Hull
_KEY COLLABORATORS
Arnaud Desjardins
Béatrice Lartigue
Fabien Togman
_PRODUCER
Arnaud Colinart
David Coujard
Mike Bertt
_LEAD INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS DESIGNER/CODER
Thomas Couchard
Florent Dumas
Robin Picou
Kevin Loustau
Clément Chériot
This interactive experience complements the story world of the feature film, and will form an integral part of our ambitious outreach and engagement programme.
Both projects aim to open up a public discourse about blindness, allowing audiences to understand and ‘feel’ their way into that discussion.
Each scene will address a memory, a moment and a specific location from John’s audio diary, using binaural audio and real time 3D animations to create a fully immersive experience in a world ‘beyond sight’.
Made with Unity, the experience was released in 2016 on Samsung Gear, Cardboard and Oculus for the VR, and on all IOS and Android devices for the 360° version.
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