JOHN
LUO
1. EXPERIENCE & 3D
2. BRANDING & DESIGN
The Show
Virtual Reality | Game Design
A surreal, photorealistic VR experience where identity is explored through dual perspectives—one confined and immersed, the other free to observe—creating a disorienting interplay between self-perception and external gaze in a shifting, dreamlike world.
The Show
is an immersive VR experience leveraging Unreal Engine 5’s advanced capabilities to explore identity and dreams through surreal, interactive environments. Two distinct perspectives shape the experience: the VR player, seated and immersed in the world, and the PC player, a roaming observer embodied as a film recorder avatar. The VR player can see but not interact with this silent witness, while the recorder’s view is streamed onto a TV that has always been in front of the VR player, creating a layered sense of surveillance and self-perception.
In the video above, the PC player’s point of view is displayed in the top right corner.
Inspired by Carl Jung’s archetypes—The Self, The Shadow, and The Anima/Animus—each scene evokes deep psychological reflection. With accurate physics and rich narrative expansion, The Show blurs the boundaries between observer and performer, self and projection.
In the video above, the PC player’s point of view is displayed in the top right corner.
Inspired by Carl Jung’s archetypes—The Self, The Shadow, and The Anima/Animus—each scene evokes deep psychological reflection. With accurate physics and rich narrative expansion, The Show blurs the boundaries between observer and performer, self and projection.