Home is an introspective virtual reality experience about navigating belonging and finding a home away from the familiar.

*Project developed as a grad student at NYU’s ITP

 

As a migrant and a child of migrants, my life has been defined by distance and finding a sense of belonging. I grew up in Peru, a country that suffered a deep economic, social, and political crisis during the 80s and 90s. When I was twelve, my father migrated to the United States, looking for better economic opportunities. Because of the distance, keeping in touch with him was very difficult. It was this distance that got me interested in the world beyond Peru. In the following years, I also migrated and became a photojournalist, a job that took me around the world. Constantly moving and disconnected from my family and where I was born, I struggled to answer the question, "Where is home for you?"

Using photogrammetry and digitally-generated environments, I recreated a selection of my memories, which I used as the VR experience's narrative foundation.

Credits

Directed and developed by Oscar Durand

Production support: Elyse Blennerhassett
Music: Chris Zabriskie, Kayfex
Voice actors: Mohamed Ihsan, Sharan Mohanadoss, Tatiana Trebisacci, Umar Farooq

Special thanks
Ami Mehta, Akmyrat Tuyliyev, Brandon Roots, Casta Zhu, Eden Chinn, Eozin Che, Jonathan Turner, Jon Wasserman, Marilyn Nance, Robin Reid, Rosalie Yu, Sarah Rothberg, Sharon De La Cruz, Simone Salvo, Tinrey Wang, Uttam Grandhi, Winslow Porter, Ziya Danishmend

3D assets
Retro Television by Tom Seddon
Ceiling Lamp by mohamedhussien
Low Poly Sticky Notes by 6amsunset
Vintage Electric Desk Lamp by Oleksandr Tserkovniy
Earth Globe by matousekfoto
Airplane by qdoankz

Built with Unreal Engine 5. Photogrammetry model made with Reality Capture