Welcome back to another entry in our VR Visionaries series, where we highlight groundbreaking artistic VR experiences and the innovative creators behind them. We’ve explored topics ranging from technological obsolescence and cyber warfare to the music of deep space, choreographic cinema, and beyond. Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Where Thoughts Go—an award-winning social experience that blends anonymity and narrative storytelling with stylized graphics, now available on Rift.
Welcome back to another entry in our VR Visionaries series, where we highlight groundbreaking artistic VR experiences and the innovative creators behind them. We’ve explored topics ranging from technological obsolescence and cyber warfare to the music of deep space, choreographic cinema, and beyond. Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Where Thoughts Go—an award-winning social experience that blends anonymity and narrative storytelling with stylized graphics, now available on Rift.
Where Thoughts Go: Prologue is the first installment in a series of experimental social narratives, currently in Early Access as it evolves in response to feedback from the community. A highly curated selection of unique and unidentified voice recordings guide you through various walks of life—though you must share your own stories to discover what the experience holds in store. We sat down with Creator and Oculus Start developer Lucas Rizzotto to learn more.
What was the initial inspiration behind Where Thoughts Go?
Lucas Rizzotto: People have so much wisdom to share and so many stories to tell that we don’t know about. I wanted to use virtual reality to create a safe place where anyone could openly share pieces of themselves—a place where you could learn about the minds that make up the world, where openness, kindness, and vulnerability were the base social standard.
So I combined my passions for technology, storytelling, and people to create the emotional journey that Where Thoughts Go: Prologue is.
What kind of response did you see at Tribeca and VRLA?
LR: It’s been amazing. People cried, laughed, and felt challenged in the most unexpected ways. A few even said that it changed how they see the world, which is the ultimate form of validation for me. Ultimately, this is all about giving people a new way of looking at the world through immersive storytelling.