Jamie & Jamie

In the surreal VR Game “Jamie & Jamie” participants are invited to reflect power relations in everyday life. In today's western culture topics around privileges and inequality are flourishing, especially in the art practices and its urgency to address is undeniable.
However the popularity of feminist topics, a notable observation shows that little research has been done about how men engage in feminism while a lot of studies have been published of women. Jamie & Jamie wants to open up this bridge to engage easily to understand nowadays structural inequalities we try to conquer in society.

As agender avatars, the participants are subjected to the perpetual tyranny of a ruthless washing machine. The challenge of the game is to turn their competition into collective victory over the machine's domination. During the experience, the player gets help from other living objects in the surreal laundry room who are also oppressed by the mean machine. Each experience is unique as they learn through conversation and action. The recognition of normalized bias conditions the game-changing momentum and facilitates the collective rewriting of those patterns. The virtual space is constructed in an eye-catching low-poly style with colorful shaders, bizarre characters, and striking lighting.