Escape Pod

You are drifting through space in an escape pod․ Where have you come from‚ and where are you going? This world is like a thought experiment. The player wakes up in an escape pod. Alone, isolated, and without a known destination, they have to make up a story in their own mind about why they’re there. Look around – someone or something has made sure you’d be travelling in relative comfort. Maybe you’re precious cargo.

For this VR world, I implemented:

World design, including environmental storytelling aspects
Interaction design
Asset design

Notes on Design

When creating the world, the design challenge was to seed a complex story inside a deceptively minimalist, sterile environment. By placing narrative elements in areas like the control screen and the supply storage area, I hope the result is an escape pod that feels ominous and cozy at the same time. I learned that virtual environments are as much about what you leave out as what you put in.

Platform: VRChat | Assets: Creative Commons/Open Source, Blender