VIDEO CHAPEL is a collaborative project by Jonathan Turner and Marsia Alexander-Clarke exploring the possibilities of experiencing art in virtual space. Within these seemingly peaceful chambers users will find a selection of works by Alexander-Clarke amid a continuously expanding and compressing audiovisual architecture. Shifting the venue to virtual space gives us an opportunity to experience the works with new interpretations, freedoms, and constraints.
Featuring music by...
Local Color Women’s Choir and Director Anna Ancheta
Second∞Sight
Taz Turner-Imajo
DISCLAIMER
VIDEO CHAPEL is not a traditional video game.
We hope you receive it as an art experience—like going to a gallery installation or museum—but with the unique immersive possibilities of virtual space.
GAMEPLAY
The majority of the gameplay involves exploration and light spatial puzzling.
Total Playtime is around 3 hours but you could potentially speedrun everything in 1 hour.
There are no intentional horror elements or jump scares but some areas feature overwhelming darkness and isolation that may be unsettling to some.
Sound is a critical part of the experience and headphones are highly recommended to appreciate the full effect of the dynamic binaural mix.
Multiplayer is implemented and is encouraged so users can share their experience together. **Unfortunately it is currently only supported on PC. I hope to bring multiplayer support to the Mac version in the future.
VR is implemented for PC but requires a powerful system. On a i7-8700k/2080ti I can have a great experience but it is still sub-90fps performance.
PERFORMANCE
Please visit the Discussion Forums or Discord for tips on getting the best performance or to share any bugs or issues you encounter.