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Commissioned by StoryFutures Academy as part of 10 immersive archival experiences for 'StoryTrails' for UNBOXED Festival 2022. In partnership with the BBC and the BFI.Off the Record
United Kingdom | 2022 | 10min | VR Archival Experience | Colour
Co-Creator, Writer, Editor, Researcher
A VR archival exploration celebrating British South Asians and their rich musical heritage, charting the rise of Bhangra and the Asian Underground from the 1970s to early 2000s.
StoryFutures (led by Royal Holloway, University of London) commissioned No Ghost to use and reinterpret archival material from the BBC and BFI archives, to tell a lost story from British history. In three acts, users interact with the archive in a completely new and three dimensional way, and eventually find themselves plunged into a rave to the tunes of London's contemporary Daytimers Collective.
Designing an experience with the musical journey at its heart was a new and exciting challenge. With a heavy emphasis on the use and exploration of spatial sound design, this time the visuals played a supporting role to the audio landscape. From re-mastering of the archive, to a complimentary UI soundscape, and finally into the rave, the goal was to lay on a sensational 360 immersive audio experience.
In an effort to bring immersive formats to a wider public audience, “Off The Record” travelled to 15 towns in the UK as part of the UNBOXED festival. Between July and October 2022 this showcase, which ran under the name StoryTrails, offered local communities a deep dive into our collective history and offered many their first encounter with virtual reality.
Commissioned by StoryFutures Academy for UNBOXED Festival 2022. In partnership with the BBC and the BFI. The UK's largest immersive storytelling project, which toured 15 cities around the UK from July - September 2022.
Watch Act I on Vimeo
password – NoGhost2022!Created and Written bySparsh Ahuja
Omi Zola Gupta
VR DirectorKye Dorricott
ProducerLilian Hess
Executive ProducersNo Ghost
Lawrence Bennett
EditorOmi Zola Gupta
Lead ResearcherOmi Zola Gupta
Original ScoreThe Daytimers
Story ConsultantsBobby Friction
DJ Ritu