BLOODBATH

Snake Island, February 24 2022, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Russian war ship is about to conquer the little slab of land in the Black Sea. However, the island would become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance as local soldiers reacted to the Russian fleet with the now legendary words: “Russian warship, go f* yourself.”

Inspired by this military courage, the 17-year old Ukrainian creator Tim Voronkin, art director Viktoria Lopukhina (Tim’s mother), and producer Oksana Syhareva created a VR experience in VRChat where visitors are invited to make a moral choice, after seeing the events on Snake Island unfold. As it turned out, the team’s vision of what could happen on the island, actually became a reality a few weeks later. Snake Island is now once again under Ukrainian control.

HOW TO ACCESS THE WORLD IN VRCHAT

This is a multi-player virtual world in VRChat for up to 16 players. You will need a Quest 2 or a VR ready PC and a compatible PC VR headset such as Quest + Link, Valve Index, Rift/Rift S, Vive/Vive Pro/Vive Pro2 or a Windows Mixed Reality headset. Download VRChat and create an account.

Once you’re inside VRChat in your headset, search for ‘BLOODBATH’ in the WORLDS tab or you can launch the world from your browser.

NEW TO VRCHAT?

Phia Bunny’s Beginner’s Guide to VRChat is a great video to watch if you’ve never tried VRChat before or you played the game but got overwhelmed.

CREDITS

VR Developer and Director: Tim Voronkin

Co-Director: Victoria Lopukhina

Producer: Oksana Syhareva

Technical mentor: Dale Deacon

Line Producer: Selen Lun

goEast Line Producer: Jan Peschel

Special thanks to Heleen Gerritsen.

Immersive multi-player world in VRChat for up to 16 players | Runtime: 15 mins | Platform: VRChat | Compatible headsets: Rift/Rift S, Valve Index, Vive/Pro/Pro2 and Windows Mixed Reality headsets

Award nomination: Best Social Impact Experience and Discovery Award: Best Debut

Winner Spirit of Raindance Award 2022