Welcome to DreamDate
DREAM DATE is a human connection simulation experience. In DREAM DATE you will learn how to physically interact with other humanoids. At DREAM DATE, we understand that such “physical” world experiences can be fraught with anxiety and shame, so we work with you to increase your social contact intelligence quotient using virtual dialogue and touch. Whether it’s to prepare you for spontaneous, libation-induced sexual encounters or more traditional human mating rituals, our course will have you connecting with flesh-and-blood in no time.
In a not-so-distant future, VR has become the dominant space of relationship building. However, humans still need to mate. DreamDate VR is a speculative tutorial that combines virtual and physical interaction to explore how intimacy and desire can occur in an isolated environment. A “demo version”, users are limited to a two-minute interaction. Through interacting with an animated 3D model, users learn how to flirt with another human while reflecting on the ways in which technology mediates our interpersonal relationships.
Currently in beta, users can try out our trial version that includes two-minutes of interaction time with our standard model in a garden setting.
Built in Unity for Oculus. Includes a mannqequin outfitted with capacitive sensors that channel the users naturally occuring electrical vibes.
CREDITS
Final project for DIY-VR (Fall 2016) at NYU ITP.
Software: Unity, Mixamo, Arduino
Materials: Oculus Rift, Flora microcontroller, conductive fabric, mannequin
Awards:
VR Pitchfest Audience Choice Award
Press: "Keeping Virtual Reality Weird" (2017)
Thanks: Sarah Rothberg, Dana Abrassart, and Skylar Jessen