20 minutes
VR, 360 / 180
In the initial phase, BBM was designed as a single-user seated and standard room-scale VR experience for museums and educational institutions.
There are plans to present BBM later as a 360 LBE and as a mixed-media performance in theatres.
Hand-drawn animations, bright colours and driving sounds: In fast-paced interactive episodes, users experience how dangerous radical ideologies are for our democratic society.
Black Box Mensch aims to give as many people as possible emotional access to contemporary history and bring it to life with the help of the VR experience in order to better understand and grasp history.
With BBM, we aim to engage in remembrance work – without re-traumatising those affected. We give the victims back their dignity and at the same time challenge mainstream society:
What Remains when Democracy Is under pressure?
Team Members:
- Eike Mählmann: Direction and Screenplay
- Irek Krett: Design, Animation and Production
- Ramin Sabeti: Creative Producer
- Tobias Bilgeri: Programming and Animation / Unity
- Mike Robbins: Interactive Design / Unity
- Harmke Heezen: Interactive Design / Consulting
- Birte Schnöink: Voice Talent
- Charlotte van Baars: Editing / Social Media
- Jason George: Sound Design
- Rudolf Moser (Einstürzende Neubauten): Music / Composer
- Ivar van Urk: Music