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Far, Far Away

A nostalgic virtual reality experience of a land far, far away

typeVR experience

roleArt Direction, Motion & Interaction, Sound, Asset Design

collaboratorAlena Evstafyeva

duration8 weeks

technologiesUnity, Blender, Maya, ZBrush, Audacity

exhibitedNew Wight Gallery, UCLA

overview

Far, Far Away is a VR meditative experience exploring feelings of alienation, intrusion, and distance. The work draws from Lithuanian heritage - specifically Vilnius and Neringa regions - and incorporates Eastern European symbolism and iconography into a dreamlike world.

Created in collaboration with Alena Evstafyeva, the experience was developed in response to the Ukraine conflict. Viewer agency is intentionally constrained: you can look, but you cannot fully control. The world is observed more than navigated.

01 - walkthrough

02 - game stills

3D assets were built in Blender, Maya, and ZBrush, with surface materials created in Adobe Substance Painter. Environmental elements like trees and foliage were generated using SpeedTree.