Kristine Is Not Well

Entrant 2023


CREATOR
Seeyam Quine, YUJIE J, Shikong Chen, Shuo Yan

Description

Kristine Is Not Well is a 20-minute VR narrative social media simulation. It visualizes how Internet users resist algorithmic surveillance & censorship through the creative use of homophones to emojis and memes (or so-called "algospeak") that can fool AI detection. The simulation invites its user to join Owlet, a good-vibes-only VR social platform created from a cultural snapshot combining TikTok and VRChat. Users will find cheerful content and its creators, ranging from French lessons between two reindeer to a VR workout led by a well-muscled dog. Then suddenly, everything about a popular Owlet influencer @KristineMusic starts to be censored by the platform. To get around the censorship and find out what happened to Kristine, a battle between creativity and AI detection begins.


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