lichtung is a 12-minute VR experience about light, perception, and quiet discovery.
You find yourself in a dark forest only equipped with a flashlight in your hand. What you choose to illuminate slowly comes to life: drifting pollen, floating mushroom creatures, subtle movements in the trees. The forest reveals itself through your curiosity.
The world combines hand-drawn 2D animated creatures with a spatial 3D forest environment. The black-and-white forest gradually transforms as you explore. An evolving spatial soundscape accompanies your journey, growing richer as the world awakens around you.
Features
Approximately 12-minute atmospheric VR experience
Intuitive one-button interaction: No tutorials or text
Hand-drawn 2D animated creatures embedded in a 3D forest
Distinct black-and-white visual style focused on light and shadow
Evolving spatial sound design that responds to your exploration
Accessible for players of all ages and VR experience levels
A Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg production
Game Director: Aria Wolf
Assistant Director & Level Design: Janina Zlotos
Game Designer & Programmer: Sam Matsa
Technical Director: Jakob Bock
Producer: Cyril Fischer & Christoph Mohr
Art Director: Maksym Gontov
Animation: Vadim Ivanov & Maksym Gontov
Additional Animation: Sofi Shapir & Nike Weber
Audio Direction: Tristan Steinmetz
Music: Clemens David Krauß & Constantin Rinke (Samples unterm Sofa)
Sound Design: Tristan Steinmetz & Armin Biemel & Dominic Häberer
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, home to the Animationsinstitut and the postgraduate programme Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, is one of the world's leading film and media universities. On its unique campus, which also houses the neighbouring Academy of Performing Arts, its approximately 500 students receive a broad, interdisciplinary, practice-oriented and industry-relevant education from over 300 experts from the film and media industries. Programmes range from film and animation to interactive media, including games, installations and digital experiences.
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