Growing phonebook
of real human stories
Intertwined is a location-based CAVE experience where guests are invited to share deeply personal stories through a telephone. Guests are also invited to listen to stories recorded by previous guests from an ever-growing archive.
- Project Goal: Design, build, and deliver a location-based experience for the Askwith Kenner Global Languages and Cultures Room at Carnegie Mellon University, that deals with intersectionality, social issues and safe spaces.
- Role: Producer, Experience Designer
- Time: 14 Weeks
My reflection on Intertwined
Stills from video
The Archive of Human Stories
The Archive serves as a fictional environment that collects recordings of responses from the guests. The guests are prompted to respond to questions that deal with personal relationships between either friends or family. As the guest responds to the questions, the environment slowly transforms into a serene lake, with a tree in the center that begins to grown and blossom over time.
At the very end of the experience, the guest is invited to dial numbers that correspond to a specific question, which then plays back a random selection of a recording of a response to that question. All guests have the option to opt-out of recording, and may skip the responding section entirely, if they wish participate by listening only.
Reflection on this project
Project Website