The Machine Stops
Information
The earth's surface is uninhabitable, so humans live underground in single-person pods, where all their needs are met by the omnipresent Machine. You have just graduated into your own pod and your mentor, Kuno, begins teaching you about life in the Machine. Asyou learn how to fit in and meet your fellow citizens, you soon discover that the Machine is breaking down. When your mentor reveal their own hidden agenda, will you help them, or turn them in?
Lead artist(s)
Kim Baumann Larsen; David Gochfeld; Nick Tjaardstra
Name(s) of producer(s)
Kim Baumann Larsen (Dimension Design); Carrie Schoenfeld (Find My Missing Socks); Ágnes Karolina Bakk (Random Error Studio)
Main cast
Composer; Script Writing: Carrie Schoenfeld; Avatar Designer/Technical Artist: Rikke Jansen; Lead Developer: Yu He
Artwork category
GameTheater
Technologies used
3D animation6DoFInteractivityLive actionMotion capture
Thema
Action/AdventureScience-fiction
Estimated duration (minutes)
30
Release date
2022
Distribution strategy
Targeted audience
22+, gender does not matter, early adopters of VR, and those who spend their whole days in front of
Distribution strategy
At homeLocation-based
Number of user(s)
Multi-user experience
Device(s) compatibility
HTC Vive CosmosHTC Vive ProOculus QuestOculus Quest 2Oculus RiftOculus Rift SValve IndexVarjo VR-2Windows Mixed Reality
Play area
Seated (360° chair)Standing
Production stategy
Production company(ies)
Dimension Design; Find My Missing Socks; Random Error Studio; Inconspicous
Projected budget
Between 700K and 1 M euros
Name(s) of the funding body(ies) or partner(s)
Dimension Design; Additional Team
Production Strategy
Acquired Budget (%)
Between 5% and 20%
