THE OTHER HOME 

"The Other Home" is a VR project that explores the expansion of the concept of "home" into the digital realm. The word "home" typically refers to a physical structure in which a person lives, such as a house or apartment. However, the psychological and architectural qualities of digital "homes" are still being explored and defined.

In this project, a group of 17 students envisioned and created nine different VR worlds that were published on the social VR platform VRChat. All environments share a playful and experimental refinement of atmospheric quality and symbolism. To create these worlds, the students compared and applied various experiences from both physical and virtual environments.

Exhibited at DA Z, festival for digital culture in Zurich, 2023.

Projects published to Community Labs by VRChat user headvr1:
TheOtherHome1  by Ilena Escher
TheOtherHome2  by Paul Rigal
TheOtherHome3  by Yaroslav Dubeniuk ＆ Anna Smiian
TheOtherHome4  by Elisa Torres Ferreira‚ Clara Faure ＆ Mélanie Affolter
TheOtherHome5  by Stéphanie Pereira Sacramento
TheOtherHome6  by Fanny Tauxe ＆ Luna Clertan
TheOtherHome7  by Lou Tissot ＆ Lea Gruaz
TheOtherHome8  by Dylan Braun ＆ Melissa Bitto
TheOtherHome9 by Minna Compoint & Elena Llosas

Under the direction of Simon Husslein, with the assistance of Damien Greder

Head of Department: Dr. Javier Fernàndez Contreras
Scientific Deputy: Valentina De Luigi

Students taking part in the project: Mélanie Affolter, Melissa Bitto, Dylan Braun, Luna Clertan, Minna Compoint, Yaroslav Dubeniuk, Ilena Escher, Clara Faure, Lea Gruaz, Tal Kashi, Elena Llosas, Paul Rigal, Stéphanie Pereira Sacramento,  Anna Smiian, Fanny Tauxe, Lou Vanille Tissot-Daguette, Elisa Torres Ferreira.

Jury members: Andreea Ion Cojocaru, Samuel Arsenault-Brassard, Isa Pasqualini

Unity teacher: Michaël Martin
Unity development:  Charles Chalas 

Images: HEAD – Genève