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Inside Out


In this project, the user can choose to role-play 1) the main character that has trauma experience in childhood, or 2) a supporting character who bullies the main character through physical/online/social violence.

For the main character, he/she will experience a split subjectivity and feel/see through the perspectives of both “selves”:

  1. the conscious, explicit “self” that dominates his/her daily life and is not affected by the traumatic memory.

  2. the subconscious, hidden “self” that is suppressed by the conscious self and trapped in the traumatic memory.

After walking through consciousness and unconsciousness, the user will finally be “outside”: by recognizing and accepting the hidden “self” (or the inner “me”), the user can now return to reality with complete subjectivity.

For the supporting character: he/she is the bully which creates a traumatic experience for the main character. He/she will 1) be in dialogue with the main character and type aggressive words; 2) beat the main character; 3) isolate the main character. The violence would be reflected in the corridor through geometry transformation/sound. (Due to the time limit, this part will be the future development of this project. The focus will be the main character’s experience)

This project aims to encourage those who might have an “uncured inner child” to embrace their past and walk toward the future. It also aims to raise awareness of the different types of bullying (cyber violence/physical violence/social violence).



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