Awake: Episode One

SYNOPSIS
Enter the world of AWAKE, a ground-breaking first-person cinematic VR thriller, that blurs the line between memories, dreams and reality.

In Episode One, you are a new presence in the story of Harry; a man obsessed with solving a mysterious lucid dream. It’s an obsession that has also cost Harry dearly and now he is stuck, waiting for release. You are the witness and it’s time for Harry to wake up!

As the ever deepening layers of Harry’s story are revealed a sinister force could lead to Harry breaking one last time. AWAKE presents a rich new genre of immersive cinema, for you to discover.
FEATURES
A genre-defining 20-minute immersive cinematic experience
Designed for room-scale VR
Thought-provoking, mind-bending and mysterious
A complex narrative riddled with intrigue
Hollywood cast delivering best-in-class performances
15+ minutes of stunning Volumetric Video performance capture
Light-interactive story progression
Photo-realistic sets and special effects
Cinematic score and spine-tingling audio design
OTHER VR HEADSETS
AWAKE: Episode One was designed to be a room-scale virtual reality experience, and optimised for the HTC Vive. We also fully support Windows Mixed Reality and Oculus Rift HMDs
FUTURE EPISODES
AWAKE: Episode One is the opening chapter of an epic eight part series, exploring the nature of reality and the human condition in all its levels.

What if humanity is on the edge of a radical evolutionary awakening; the perfect instrument for reshaping the fabric of our universe? Future episodes get closer to unlocking deeper truths about what these collective dreams mean, with each episode deploying story-driven interactive mechanics unique to each plot, empowering audiences to learn new abilities in manipulating reality.

“We identify in our experience, a differentiation between what we do and what happens to us. Only you are playing hide and seek, since that is the essential game that is going on…” ~ Alan Watts. Philosopher