Emilies (Les Temoins) VR/IRL Escape Game on HTC Vive
Cineteve / France Televisions
Alter Equals is proud to be chosen to develop the HTC Vive version of the VR Prequel of season 2 of the acclaimed TV serie Les Temoins, broadcasted by France Televisions in France and BBC in UK (under the name Witnesses).
To launch season 2 of the acclaimed TV serie Les Temoins, Cineteve and France Televisions decided to create a VR prequel called Liberez Emilies.
Few days before the start of season 2, people were invited on social networks either to download the mobile version of the experience, or to book a ticket for the escape room "La Piece" in Paris, hosting the HTC Vive version of the experience.
In both case, the experience is cooperative and require two people in order to unlock Emilie's secret, the first victim of the killer purchased by the police in season 2.
The HTC Vive experience is cooperative escape game with a strong narrative side related to Emilie's secret. Both player are in the same room, but one is in VR and the other one is the real room. More about the story can't be tell to ensure the surprise is intact for the audience ...
Alter Equals took charge of programming the whole HTC experience, with cooperation of Exzeb and Cineteve taking charge of the artistic and narrative parts of the project.
The VR room is a 1:1 reconstruction of the real room of the escape game , with some twists ... (IRL room by Labsterium, digital model by Exzeb). In order to align the virtual room and the real room, Alter Equals had to develop MagnetAll, a custom calibration system enabling the VR player to interact in VR with the real room without controllers.
Alter Equals also developed Storymmersive, a interactive storytelling system adapting the story depending on players' actions. Storymmersive's flexibility also enabled Cineteve team to modify the narrative until the last few days before the release date. So the story could evolve depending on all teams gained experience with this new medium.
Last but not least, Alter Equals developed a custom particle technology mixed with motion capture data in order to display the dead Emilie the way Cineteve desired.
Alter Equals is proud to be chosen to develop the HTC Vive version of the VR Prequel of season 2 of the acclaimed TV serie Les Temoins, broadcasted by France Televisions in France and BBC in UK (under the name Witnesses).
To launch season 2 of the acclaimed TV serie Les Temoins, Cineteve and France Televisions decided to create a VR prequel called Liberez Emilies.
Gamemaster console
Web version
Few days before the start of season 2, people were invited on social networks either to download the mobile version of the experience, or to book a ticket for the escape room "La Piece" in Paris, hosting the HTC Vive version of the experience.
In both case, the experience is cooperative and require two people in order to unlock Emilie's secret, the first victim of the killer purchased by the police in season 2.
The HTC Vive experience is cooperative escape game with a strong narrative side related to Emilie's secret. Both player are in the same room, but one is in VR and the other one is the real room. More about the story can't be tell to ensure the surprise is intact for the audience ...
Alter Equals took charge of programming the whole HTC experience, with cooperation of Exzeb and Cineteve taking charge of the artistic and narrative parts of the project.
Artwork IRL room
Artwork VR room
The VR room is a 1:1 reconstruction of the real room of the escape game , with some twists ... (IRL room by Labsterium, digital model by Exzeb). In order to align the virtual room and the real room, Alter Equals had to develop MagnetAll, a custom calibration system enabling the VR player to interact in VR with the real room without controllers.
Alter Equals also developed Storymmersive, a interactive storytelling system adapting the story depending on players' actions. Storymmersive's flexibility also enabled Cineteve team to modify the narrative until the last few days before the release date. So the story could evolve depending on all teams gained experience with this new medium.
Last but not least, Alter Equals developed a custom particle technology mixed with motion capture data in order to display the dead Emilie the way Cineteve desired.