An immersive VR Journey Into the Pandemic
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” - Haruki Murakami
Inside COVID19 chronicles an American doctor's fight on the front lines of the pandemic, as the virus attacks his body and his family.
Dive deep into the microscopic story of how it hijacks your cells, and cut through the confusion and chaos of 2020 as you experience the personal, global and scientific complexities of the pandemic.
A Pandemic Begins
Inside COVID19 follows Dr. Josiah Child, an emergency department director and physician, as he readies his staff in five different hospitals to respond to the impending pandemic. In the midst of his preparations he is infected with the novel coronavirus, not in a hospital but in his home. Despite all of his measures to ensure the safety of hundreds of healthcare workers, Josiah wasn’t prepared for how sick he and his family were about to become.
Stereoscopic 360° Video
Using an Oculus VR headset we relive the personal journey of Josiah and his family’s fight with the disease. Inside COVID19 transports us from hospital emergency rooms to the streets of San Francisco and to the high desert of New Mexico.
Inside the Viral World
Immersive 3D animation takes you inside your cells as you watch the virus hijack the body and replicate itself. Using his actual CT scan data, Dr. Josiah Child leads us through the damage in his organs as his friend and colleague, radiologist Dr. Steven Abedon, details the blood clots and massive inflammation caused by the viral infection. By weaving the scientific and personal story of Josiah’s fight against COVID-19, this immersive journey aims to guide the audience through the embodied experience of a frontline physician-turned-patient. This story delivers a deeper sense of first person orientation within the global pandemic than any non-immersive medium can provide.