Ligeia

It took a while for me to settle on a story for my project. Part of it was that since it is going to be made from found objects, I wanted to make sure I was choosing a story that could be created out of the objects I found. I spent a good portion of my winter break from classes going to thrift stores to find pieces and trinkets I could work with.

After my magpie-like gathering of interesting looking items, I decided that Edgar Allan Poe’s short story Ligeia would be a perfect story to dissect and turn into an interactive surrealist VR piece. It has surrealist elements, supernatural themes, and interesting interior settings.