Free to playlichtung
Enter a calm and unfamiliar world, lying dormant as you arrive. As you explore its surroundings, the world gradually opens up, revealing its light. The more you engage with it, the more you become enveloped in a soothing yet lively awakening, full of surprises.
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lichtung is a 12-minute VR experience about light, perception, and quiet discovery.
You find yourself in a dark forest only equipped with a flashlight in your hand. What you choose to illuminate slowly comes to life: drifting pollen, floating mushroom creatures, subtle movements in the trees. The forest reveals itself through your curiosity.
The world combines hand-drawn 2D animated creatures with a spatial 3D forest environment. The black-and-white forest gradually transforms as you explore. An evolving spatial soundscape accompanies your journey, growing richer as the world awakens around you.
Features
Approximately 12-minute atmospheric VR experience
Intuitive one-button interaction: No tutorials or text
Hand-drawn 2D animated creatures embedded in a 3D forest
Distinct black-and-white visual style focused on light and shadow
Evolving spatial sound design that responds to your exploration
Accessible for players of all ages and VR experience levels
A Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg production
Game Director: Aria Wolf
Assistant Director & Level Design: Janina Zlotos
Game Designer & Programmer: Sam Matsa
Technical Director: Jakob Bock
Producer: Cyril Fischer & Christoph Mohr
Art Director: Maksym Gontov
Animation: Vadim Ivanov & Maksym Gontov
Additional Animation: Sofi Shapir & Nike Weber
Audio Direction: Tristan Steinmetz
Music: Clemens David Krauß & Constantin Rinke (Samples unterm Sofa)
Sound Design: Tristan Steinmetz & Armin Biemel & Dominic Häberer
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, home to the Animationsinstitut and the postgraduate programme Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, is one of the world's leading film and media universities. On its unique campus, which also houses the neighbouring Academy of Performing Arts, its approximately 500 students receive a broad, interdisciplinary, practice-oriented and industry-relevant education from over 300 experts from the film and media industries. Programmes range from film and animation to interactive media, including games, installations and digital experiences.
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