Departure Lounge

Departure Lounge

Selected XR Development Market

Information

Departure Lounge combines VR and AR/MR technologies to deliver  a futuristic experience exploring climate change’s impact on your  immediate environment. A collaboration between XR professionals  and the University of the Arts London, it’s an event in two sequential  parts: 

• The VR component immerses users in a haunting future world,  in which their own environments have been ravaged by the worst  excesses of global warming. It is an uncompromising story that delivers a shocking punch.  

• The subsequent MR component offers agency over that future,  empowering users to affect positive change, and providing a  climate change toolkit to shape a better future.

Lead artist(s)
Luke Losey, Klaus Fried, Alex Green, Tim Harrison, Paul Hartnoll
Thematic(s)
Science Fiction, Climate Fatigue, Dysto-Utopian Discourse, Environmental Empowerment
Estimated duration (minutes)
60
Name of the producer(s)
Ana-Despina Tudor, Klaus Fried
Languages of your experience
English
Technologies used
Ambisonics soundInteractivityMixed RealityMotion CaptureHaptics3D AnimationInstallationVirtual RealityXR gamified experience

Distribution Strategy

Targeted audience
Exhibition/Gallery, Single/Multi-Use Downloadable, Educational / Diplomatic Tool, Corporate Events
Number of user(s)
Multi-user experienceSingle-user experience
Device(s) compatibility
HTC ViveHTC Vive ProMeta Quest 3

Production Strategy

Production Company(ies)
Perfect Tense, Aumeta, University of the Arts London
Acquired Budget (%)
Less than 5%
Name(s) of the funding body(ies) or partner(s)
/

Contact details

https://departure-lounge.uk/
UK

Team

Ana-Despina Tudor
Ana-Despina Tudor
XR ProducerUniversity of the Arts London
Klaus Fried
Klaus Fried
Director / Creative DirectorPerfect Tense / UAL
Luke Losey
Luke Losey
Director / Creative directorPerfect Tense