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It Could Have Been Me

A journey from Afganistan to Sweden. Experience 26 documentary stories and 5 surreal worlds in VR. Rap from Emilia Carapic (Bac Nini)Voices from experiencers during the Night of Culture in Lund, where over 80 people tried the experience:"The coolest thing I've seen!

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Åsa Egnér vr-designer, Alexander Cobleigh programmer, Carolina Ask modeler, Emilia Carapic music, Joar Egnér Lofberg sounds, Johan Zdybal early modeller, Ali Ahmadi interview, Sakib Zabbar main voice, a lot more people
Publisher
Kreativitetsbanken
Release
May 19, 2019
7 years and 77 days ago
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It Could Have Been Me


An experience about an unaccompanied youth's journey from Afghanistan to Sweden, and a tribute to these youngster who risk their lives to create a better future for themselves.

  • 26 documentary stories from unaccompanied youths from Afghanistan, as well as activists and employees at the Swedish Migration Agency
  • 5 surreal worlds: the mountains, the tunnel, the train station, the caves, and the heavens
  • Rap from Emilia Carapic (Bac Nini), based on the dreams of the newly arrived
  • Travel in VR using Oculus Touch controllers and the latest Oculus Rift
  • Estimated playtime: 20 minutes per journey. Play multiples to experience new stories
  • Surreal and realistic like life itself, with both artistic and documentary elements.
  • Dialogue available in both English and Swedish, depending on choices made in the tutorial


It could have been me, it could have been you, who had been forced to make this journey.
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