‘The HeaDers’ interdisciplinary VR/AR program enabling users to interact with characters through hand movements over having to hold a controller.
1) “Please -- tame me!”
• Tame the character by petting it with actual hand movements
• As intimacy grows, friendship is established between the user and the character
2) “You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed.”
• When not petted or fed, the characters either fall ill or leave the user
• Proper care for the befriended character allows it to develop dynamic, unexpected capabilities
• Each character possesses a unique ability that can be further sharpened with training
3) “Let’s go on a trip together.”
• Travelling with the befriended character is an essential part of the training
• Explore through a wide range of mazes and obstacles with the friend
• Save the world and the other animal characters by together defeating the villain