Uncanny Alley: A New Day

XR Competition

Information

Set in a dystopian future, Uncanny Alley: A New Day follows protesters who escape imprisonment with the help of rogue hacker Gh0st and her self-aware Service-Bot, Atom. As they navigate a crumbling city controlled by Adaptive Learning Industries (ALI), they must choose to flee to a new metaverse or fight for their home. This live production explores autonomy, resistance, and identity, immersing audiences in a high-stakes narrative where their choices shape the experience.

Ferryman Collective's/Virtual Worlds Company's live theatrical experience in VR of Uncanny Alley: A New Day features a unique blend of French Canadian and French-French dialects, bringing the immersive experience to a diverse French-speaking audience, performed live, by international actors

Lead artist(s)

Stephen Butchko, Rick Treweek

Name of the producer(s)

Ferryman Collective, Virtual Worlds Company

Estimated duration (minutes)

Premiere status

French Premiere

Languages of your experience

EnglishFrench

Play Area

Seated (360° chair)

Technologies used

Virtual Reality

Thematic(s)

Action, Sci-fi, Performance

Production Strategy

Production Company(ies)

Ferryman Collective, Virtual Worlds Company

Main production country

United States

Second production country

South Africa

Distribution Strategy

Release Date

2024

Number of user(s)

Multi-user experience5

Device(s) compatibility

HTC ViveHTC Vive ProOculus RiftValve IndexMeta Quest 2