TERMINUS delivers a choose-your-own-adventure quest through a mysterious universe of alien architecture, humanoid clones, and cryptic symbols. Players slip into five distinct realms-Fleshold Crossing, Known Unknown, Scumm Engine, the tower of Gog & Magog, and psychedelic Tumblewych-across a thirty-minute VR exploration. Reality emerges as malleable and multiple in this indie casual journey illustrated from Jess Johnson's drawings.
This casual VR experience suits fans of lucid dreaming who crave virtual unreality. Navigate the arcane realms at your own pace in a short, focused session. Commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia, it blends visual art with interactive discovery.
TERMINUS presents a quest, a choose-your-own adventure into a mysterious universe of alien architecture populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols.
Prepare yourself for a slippage of time and space into five distinct realms: cross the frontier through Fleshold Crossing; take respite in Known Unknown; lose yourself within Scumm Engine; face impending danger in the tower of Gog & Magog; and experience the brink of sensory overload in the psychedelic Tumblewych. The mysteries of what you ultimately seek will be revealed: an understanding that reality is not fixed but rather both malleable and multiple.
"If you enjoy lucid dreaming and long for some virtual unreality your cup will truly runneth over." Richard O'Brien (Rocky Horror Show)
A thirty minute VR exploration of the arcane world illustrated in the drawings of Jess Johnson, brought to life by Simon Ward, developer Kenny Smith and soundtracks by Andrew Clarke.
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation
