Post-binary
Genre : experimental
Expected duration : 10-12 minutes
The experience will be developed in two versions : one version for oculus store, one for festivals and events.
A VR experience that question our vision of reality
Post Binary is an immersive and interactive virtual reality experience. It plunges the user into the mind of Ciel, a being in search of meaning. An introspective journey beyond the limits of duality and reality, into a strange and wonderful universe that will destroy our bearings to rebuild a new post binary world.
PITCH
Post Binary metaphorically explores the creation of a new world, free from dualistic norms we know, through the idea of a new Big Bang. The experience is lived through the eyes of Ciel, who erases our existing reality in which they doesn’t fit and starts fresh in the void, a black hole. Ciel’s thoughts become the creative force, shaping a new universe with each reflection.
First creating a new kind of body free from limitations and physic rules, then leading to the birth of a post-binary virtual world where all entities share one collective consciousness and existence . Starting from emptiness, Ciel become a part of the whole.
The project focuses on the body as a metaphor for the self, inviting us to question our perception of reality and truth, encouraging us to rethink what’s possible in our shared world. It's a deeply intimate exploration of identity and transformation.
From Void to Connection : Rethinking Identity and Belonging
This project comes from the author’s personal journey with their non-binary identity. Being non-binary means feeling neither completely male nor female, and more specifically, identifying as agender—existing outside the traditional gender spectrum.
When you don’t belong to either side, it feels like you’re floating in nothingness. It's not about feeling empty; it’s about feeling the emptiness around you. It’s a journey to realize that it’s not you who is void, but the world you are in, which doesn’t resonate with who you are—something that many people can experience for various reasons.
This project speaks to queerness but aims to connect with anyone who feels out of place because they don’t fit the norms.It’s a vision of a world where rigid poles—beyond just gender—don’t exist. Nothingness does’t have to be negative. From that void, Post Binary explores how we can rethink our existence, even reshape what we consider reality in the broadest sense and how we can connect with each other.
User experience
The experience is lived in the first person : the user embodies CIEL, who experiences this introspective journey in real-time. Ciel’s thoughts, sensations, and reactions are conveyed through a voice-over that guides the user throughout the experience witch is sensory oriented all along.
In the festival version, these sometimes unsettling sensations are also transmitted via a system of disruptive haptic feedbacks (see Dual Distribution Strategy).
The experience is divided into three chapters, where the narrative progression goes hand in hand with the visual evolution. With each new step in Ciel's train of thought, the user assist to the visual metamorphosis.
The second and third chapter are interactive : the movements of the VR headset allow the user to interact with the environnement, shaping the material.
