A mixed reality game that satirises receiving art criticism: performing creativity inside an absurd critical structure.
Made for the XR / VR project run by the RCA with Meta and the Korea National University of Arts. A two-person team: Lidi Fu and Nathan David Smith.
Shapeshifter is a mixed reality game: a satirical take on receiving art criticism, and on the pressure and monotony of performing creativity inside absurd critical structures. It started as a virtual gallery prototype in Bezi, where players could handle the artworks, take a closer look at Dalí’s Lobster Telephone, or break an artwork.
Tools: Bezi, Cinema4D
Once the Bezi prototype proved the basic gameplay, we moved on to a script and storyboards.
Tools: Procreate
The look had to match the subversive, satirical tone. I designed an abstract-looking audience that talks to the player as they walk close in the XR space. The tools players pick up are realistic everyday objects, an absurd contrast with the audience.
Tools: Cinema4D, Unity
