Pupa
Pupa is an immersive VR documentary that tells the story of Ariel, a patient living with scleroderma - a rare chronic autoimmune disease that causes the skin and connective tissues to harden.
Through hand-tracking technology, audiences experience the transformation of her hands, emotional challenges, and physical inconvenience that accompany the disease. Narrated from the patient’s perspective, Pupa alternates between realistic scenes and more magical, surreal moments, exploring profound themes of resilience, personal growth, and the journey of learning to accept and coexist with fear amid life’s inevitable struggles.
My Role: 3D Artist, Character Designer, Graphic Designer
Through hand-tracking technology, audiences experience the transformation of her hands, emotional challenges, and physical inconvenience that accompany the disease. Narrated from the patient’s perspective, Pupa alternates between realistic scenes and more magical, surreal moments, exploring profound themes of resilience, personal growth, and the journey of learning to accept and coexist with fear amid life’s inevitable struggles.
My Role: 3D Artist, Character Designer, Graphic Designer
Credit:
Director: Coco Ma
Producer: Ian Tang
Writer: Coco Ma
Game Engineer: Ian Tang
Game Designer: Olivia Yin
3D Artists: Olivia Yin, Xiao Tan, Wenxiao Ding
Technical Artist: Xiangrui Zeng
Character Designers: Coco Ma, Xiao Tan
Animator: Coco Ma
Motion Capture Actor: Wenxiao Ding
Graphic Designers: Xiao Tan, Wenxiao Ding
Composers: Zheyu Pi & Jun Guo (Silkpunk Production)
Translators: Audrey Sze, Ian Tang, Xiangrui Zeng
Voiceover Actor: Xiangrui Zeng
Special Thanks: Yuan Fang
Xiao is a New York based creative technologist and technical artist. His multidisciplinary works range from interactive installation, game design, to virtual production. He focuses on creating interactive experiences with new mediums, including physical computing, alt-ctrl, motion tracking, live performance, and VR.
For further information, projects, freelance, or collaborations
︎tanx2202@gmail.com / @real.xiaoxiao
For further information, projects, freelance, or collaborations
︎tanx2202@gmail.com / @real.xiaoxiao