THE PALACE
interactive volumetric VR experience – 2024
The Experience takes place in Guise, between the town and the Social Palace, the site of this exploration. Through the years and spaces of the Familistère, “Le Palais” takes you on a journey through the history of this architectural and social utopia. Participants will have to solve riddles, and discover the equivalents of wealth, which they will then have to provide to the inhabitants in order to build “the Palace” with them. The experience should raise participants’ awareness of the importance of a better distribution of the wealth produced by labor and the urgent need for everyone to commit to a better future. Underlying this is a reflection on the place of humans in our societies.
The combination of volumetric capture, architectural reconstructions with multi-layered animations and soundscapes made collaborating on this project a pleasure in many ways.
with Guillaume DURIEUX in the role of Jean Baptiste GODIN
Director – Gilles Boustani
Producer – Sylvie Carlier, Sönke Kirchhof
Produced by AnimaViva Productions, INVR.SPACE
Production co-financed by PICTANOVO
With support from Région Hauts-de-France
and Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée CNC
Familistère de Guise
Fondation Crédit Coopératif
Sunny Side of the Doc (Pitch selection)
Festival de Contis