Hallucinatory Terrains
Diploma Thesis, March 2022
Throughout human history, people have used their natural inclination towards narrative to further understand the world around them and to analyse the structures and meanings it holds. These stories are so powerful for the emotional and spiritual evolution of humanity that we still tell them to each other today. Myths have the ability to embody the beliefs of an entire society and provide the universal realisation that people must identify first and foremost with each other and with the entire planet.
Starting with the assumption that a virtual world is created in which I wander, travel and explore, a scenario is created where the users or visitors of this virtual reality enter it like the heroes of a mythological story. The classic archetypal hero's journey is thus reproduced, only this time it takes place in a purely virtual environment. This universe is defined by specific characteristics of mythological entities, focusing on different aspects of liminality derived from Greek and Roman myths.
Starting with the assumption that a virtual world is created in which I wander, travel and explore, a scenario is created where the users or visitors of this virtual reality enter it like the heroes of a mythological story. The classic archetypal hero's journey is thus reproduced, only this time it takes place in a purely virtual environment. This universe is defined by specific characteristics of mythological entities, focusing on different aspects of liminality derived from Greek and Roman myths.
