Virtual Virtual Reality
Release: 2017
A game about VR, A.I. and our shared sci-fi fever dreams. Put on VR headsets in VR to escape your manager and explore deeper realities in this two hour game. In the near future, most human jobs are automated. What is the purpose of humanity? Activitude, the Virtual Labor System, is here to help. Your artisanal human companionship is still highly sought by our A.I. clients. Strap on your headset. Find your calling . . . Pssst. . . Sure, you could function like a therapy dog to an A.I. in Bismarck and watch your work ratings climb, but don’t you yearn for something more: adventure, conflict, purpose? Escape behind the scenes of Activitude by putting on VR headsets in VR to jump between realities, or vacuum up the world around you with your Activitude Brand Poly Cleanup Tool! Outrun Chaz, your manager, as he attempts to boot you out PERMANENTLY. Along the way, uncover the story of Activitude’s evolution from VR start-up to the “human purpose provider” it is today.
History
The complete 3 hour “Virtual Virtual Reality” (V-VR) was made over six months by a core team of 4 full-time directors/artists/developers in conjunction with 4 part-time devs. We wanted to prove it was possible to create long-form sustained storytelling and gameplay in VR with a small team. Tender Claws is uniquely positioned to do this as one of its co-founders Samantha Gorman worked in a VR art/writing research lab from 2002-2010. We have seen the medium of VR evolve from the 90s to today. Virtual Virtual Reality is both commentary on and love letter to the medium of VR and its current place of hype and speculation in today’s culture.
Features
50+ explorable virtual virtual realities
3+ hours of unique gameplay
Take off and put on virtual headsets to explore deeper
Built for Daydream from the ground-up
Complete absurd “labor” minigames for A.I. characters in bemusing forms. (ex: slather toast on a giant stick of butter as it berates your human efficiency.)
Suction tool: destroy/build worlds by vacuuming up or spitting out polygons
Exploratory, narrative, dialog based, logic puzzles
An artichoke screams at you
History
The complete 3 hour “Virtual Virtual Reality” (V-VR) was made over six months by a core team of 4 full-time directors/artists/developers in conjunction with 4 part-time devs. We wanted to prove it was possible to create long-form sustained storytelling and gameplay in VR with a small team. Tender Claws is uniquely positioned to do this as one of its co-founders Samantha Gorman worked in a VR art/writing research lab from 2002-2010. We have seen the medium of VR evolve from the 90s to today. Virtual Virtual Reality is both commentary on and love letter to the medium of VR and its current place of hype and speculation in today’s culture.
Features
50+ explorable virtual virtual realities
3+ hours of unique gameplay
Take off and put on virtual headsets to explore deeper
Built for Daydream from the ground-up
Complete absurd “labor” minigames for A.I. characters in bemusing forms. (ex: slather toast on a giant stick of butter as it berates your human efficiency.)
Suction tool: destroy/build worlds by vacuuming up or spitting out polygons
Exploratory, narrative, dialog based, logic puzzles
An artichoke screams at you
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