Imaginary Friend

Imaginary Friend

Both Imaginary Friends and  VR + AR  are only visible by their creators, invisible to everyone else. I explored this sense of childhood reality through an immersive art installation at the Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM).

Both Imaginary Friends and  VR + AR  are only visible by their creators, invisible to everyone else. I explored this sense of childhood reality through an immersive art installation at the Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM).

Client

Yale CCAM

Yale CCAM

Year

2019

2019

Category

XR Art Installation

XR Art Installation

Role

Concept, 3D Modeling

Concept, 3D Modeling

Client

Yale CCAM

Year

2019

Category

XR Art Installation

Role

Concept, 3D Modeling

ThE IDEA

I'm an only child. I obviously had imaginary friends growing up.

Imaginary Friend transports the viewer back in time, back to the age of fairy tales and make-believe monsters. When the audience member first puts on the headset, they are confronted with a large monster sitting in the middle of the gallery.


Imaginary Friend transports the viewer back in time, back to the age of fairy tales and make-believe monsters. When the audience member first puts on the headset, they are confronted with a large monster sitting in the middle of the gallery.


The EXECUTION

The EXECUTION

A Big, Purple Meditation on the Passing of Time

As the viewer steps closer to the VR creature, they watch the imaginary friend grow complexity and fidelity. Once the viewer begins walking past their imaginary friend, Mister Rogers' "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" begins playing, and the monster starts crying.

As the viewer steps closer to the VR creature, they watch the imaginary friend grow complexity and fidelity. Once the viewer begins walking past their imaginary friend, Mister Rogers' "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" begins playing, and the monster starts crying.

Results

Results

Putting the AR in ImaginARy

After moving to New York in 2023, I took my Imaginary Friend with me through an ongoing AR project throughout NYC. The art piece is a return to childhood, as I meditate on how this character invisibly interacts with my enviornment.

After moving to New York in 2023, I took my Imaginary Friend with me through an ongoing AR project throughout NYC. The art piece is a return to childhood, as I meditate on how this character invisibly interacts with my enviornment.

Credits

Credits

Justin Berry: Creative Director


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Services: Creative Writing, Concept Development, 3D Modeling

Justin Berry: Creative Director


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Services: Creative Writing, Concept Development, 3D Modeling

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