Symbiotica
Game
Information
Symbiotica is a multi-user VR experience that allows participants to embody different microorganisms and discover the message that lichen – a collective entity made of many species – has for humanity.
Join Symbiotica with your friends, colleagues and family. It takes place in an online hub, accessible via PC, smartphone, tablet or VR Headset. From primitive cells to the formation of life, the users will be able to simulate primitive collaborations, interact and heal together inside the virtual space.
International title
Symbiotica
Release date
04/25/2021
Synopsis
Symbiotica is a multi-user VR experience where each user embodies different life forms that interact collaboratively, representing evolutionary processes based on symbiosis.
Minimum Duration (mn)
15
Thematics
Animals / NatureEnvironmentalMeditativeSciences and technologies
Technology(ies) used
3D animation
Production company(ies)
Nanai Studio, Museo del Hongo
Country(ies)
Chile
Distribution Strategy
Device(s) compatibility
HTC ViveOculus QuestSmartphone & tabletsWeb
Number of user(s)
Multi-user experience
Play area
Indoor
Distribution strategy
Art museums & galleriesAt homeFestival, Art fairsNatural parksScience & technology museums
Target audience(s)
Our collective experience is created during lockdown, and it helps recreate the feeling of adventure and collectiveness we were experimenting. Experience seekers. Educational community. Nature lovers.
Main Achievements (Prize, Selection, where the project has been already distributed)
Symbiotica premiered at CPH:DOX 2021. Selected and winner of Steropsia's Booster for immersive projects, 2019. Selected to participate at the CPH:LAB 2020-21, with the dedicated mentorship of Myriam Achard director of Phi Centre of Montreal. The project was also selected and pitched at DokLeipzig´s DokExchange program, and Virtuality Buenos Aires 2020, both online events during this pandemic.
Team
First and last name(s) of the Lead artist(s)
Natalia Cabrera, Juan Ferrer, Selva González
First and last name(s) of producer(s)
Selva Gonzalez
Main cast
Ana Rosa Ibañez
