CATHEX

‘Cathex’ is an artistic interactive VR experience that takes the audience through a journey of catharsis based on Mary Whiton Calkins’ philosophies, the Universe as the Absolute Self, and Panpsychism through a Cyberfeminist lens. Players are immersed into a womb-like subconscious, where they must seek a long forgotten memory of origin. Through emotion regulatory movements in VR, they become a catalyst of the unfolding storyline.

“Cathex” is an interactive VR experience by Sine Özbilge that Maya Thao had the opportunity to work briefly on as a matte background painter during their internship at Cinnamon Entertainment.

Helping to design and produce the matte backgrounds for one of the levels in this experience based on specific requests by the Director was a very formative experience, as it was my first exposure to the inner workings of an independent animation production, especially one that is also abstract, and experimental in both form and content.

Writer & Director: Sine Özbilge
Assistant Director: Imge Özbilge
Producer: Sarah D’hanens
Programmer: Charlotte Vanroelen
Sound Designer: Titi-Lola Kuku
Music: MONOMONO