AR u ready?



Blake Walshe, Escape, 2020

Remember the days when you were allowed to leave the house, go out with your mates, or go on a road trip out to the country? The current pandemic has left many alone and isolated in confinement, desperate for away out. When I was sitting in my room, bored, staring blankly at white walls, I had a daydream of picking up the keys, and just going for a drive. I decided to recreate this daydream, of escaping from isolation in augmented reality.ESCAPE is an experience that for a few moments transports the user into a new digital world of freedom, allowing them to forget that they’re stuck in their bedroom. It is an insight into that daydream, set in a dystopian future. The experience explores the aesthetics of Cyberpunk, neon Tokyo and Tron, in a digital, urban and retro style. Cyberpunk is known for its advanced technology, glowing neons, and intriguing digital forms.Encapsulating this daydream in a futuristic augmented model that can be accessed and explored at home, plays on the future of possibility itself, aiming to capture the viewer’s interest in a form of escapism.