Umami
Synopsis
Umami is an immersive theatre experience in which the user steps into the shoes of a character sentenced to death and preparing to enjoy the multi-sensory experience of their last meal. This highly interactive experience subtly blends 2D and 3D, the real and the virtual, and, through the phenomenon of ‘Proust's madeleine’, the character's present and past, life, death and memories.
Some of the 3D assets, music and artistic direction from Umami were reused for eco-production purposes in the creation of the work Okawari, released in 2022.
In short
Format: immersive theatre, virtual reality
Genre: real-time 3D animation, immersive theatre
Release date: 2018
Duration: 30 minutes
Credits
Directed by: Thomas Pons, Landia Egal
Written by: Landia Egal, Thomas Pons
Artistic direction and graphics: Thomas Pons
Original idea: Thomas Pons and Landia Egal, based on the original universe created by Thomas Pons
Production: Tiny Planets, Novelab, DVgroup
Partners: Orange XR Grant, CNC, Occitanie Region
Festival selections and awards
Venice Immersive (Venise), Geneva International Film Festival (Geneva)
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