Poison

I have created a narrative that is set In a dystopian future where man and animals have switched places on the food chain, a woman awakens to find herself in a slaughterhouse run by giant pigs. Drugged and alone, she needs to find a way out before she ends up on the menu. This thesis project may be a highly fictionalized social commentary of the state of industrial farming as it is today, however the experience of the narrative is based in factual accounts of the lives of these animals.

Using the technology of the Oculus Rift, the user will experience a combination of animated scenes and one interactive scene where they can explore. Full immersion of the piece requires that the user be seated in a small confined space where he or she will feel trapped and alone. The controls are handled by keyboard or wireless playstation controller.

The animated scenes take the user through the narrative of the main character of the story, a nameless woman who finds herself in a strange and disorienting environment here she has no control of her fate and quickly learns that her life may end here.

The experience begins with a short dreamlike animated sequence that conveys a traumatizing disruption of the main character’s home life, from which she is ultimately abducted. Immediately following this scene is the interactive portion of the experience. Here the user will find him/herself in the middle of a vast industrial space, filled with others who are disfigured, mentally impaired, physically sick and some dead. Here the user can explore the space, and try to figure out a way to escape.

As the Giant Pig Farmers enter the scene, the mood escalates and the user must keep from getting caught by running away and using the resources of the space to the best of their ability. If the user fails to escape, there is only one outcome for them: slaughter and the local supermarket.