Love Simulation EVE
You’re not going to believe what I’m about to tell you. All I’m asking is to keep an open mind. What if I told you the universe is a dream? Would you want to wake up?
What if I told you you’re going to cross the line separating life and death. Would you have the courage to step into the unknown?
Show moreAll my life, I’ve searched for the algorithm of love. I can’t go it alone. I need you.
Love Simulation EVE is a mirror of our memories, a game of our dreams.
This time, you will not be seated in an auditorium. Instead, we’re inviting you to enter a virtual world.
A VR headset will transport you into another realm.
There, you will encounter others like you – without words, but full of life. Somewhere, in-between longing and dreams, you may discover yourself.
Love Simulation is here for you.
Love Simulation EVE: Instructions
Part I of Love Simulation EVE is an audio drama to be enjoyed at home. We will email it to you the day before you enter virtual reality world. The audio drama is available in Finnish and in English, and, closer to the premiere, it will also be available to download on this page.
Part II – Be sure to arrive 15 minutes ahead of your booked time slot. Late arrivals will not be permitted entry.
Approx. 50 minutes of Love Simulation EVE is set in virtual reality which you will access using a VR headset and headphones. Please note that extended VR exposure may cause mild dizziness or nausea in some viewers. Our helpers are at hand to provide any assistance required.
Working Group
Artistic Director Eero Tiainen
Scriptwriters Eero Tiainen, Pärttyli Rinne
Concept Eero Tiainen, Sami Hakkarainen, Jaakko Sorja
Producer Inna Huttunen
Assistant Director Juuso-Matias Maijanen
VR designers Iikkamatti Hauru, Liya Pirkulieva, Maciej Tomaszewski
Programmers Mikko Honkanen, Michael Jelbart
AI developer Evelin Jalonen-Hirano
Assistant VR developer Maciej Tomaszewski
Intimacy director Juuso-Matias Maijanen
Performers Johanna Ruonala, Yuko Takeda, Henry Pöyhiä, Sami Juhani Rekola, Janne Mattila, Jussi Lankoski, Kate O’Malley, Laura Ala-Ruona, Anja Bargum, Anna Andersson
Light and space designer Alina Pajula
Costume designers Triin Kolmkant
Logo designer Reishabh Kailey
Mentors Erik Söderblom, Marko Tandefelt, Mikko Sams
Funding The project has received funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture
EVE working group brings together AI researchers and metaverse artists to develop love algorithms in a virtual reality world.
Team EVE’s Artistic Director, Eero Tiainen, has designed and produced several VR works and other immersive and ludo-narrative productions.
Team EVE members include creative producer Inna Huttunen who specialises in immersive, pioneering productions; love researcher and writer-dramaturg Pärttyli Rinne; intimacy director Juuso-Matias Maijanen; and sound designer Matias Harju who specialises in interactive sound narratives. Creating the VR world are an international team of VR specialists and metaverse artists: Iikkamatti Hauru, Kalle Blomberg, Mikko Honkanen, Liya Pirkulieva, Maciej Tomaszewski, and Evelin Jalonen-Hirano.
Love Simulation EVE’s memories are brought to life by an ensemble of 10 actors. Interactive sections feature Johanna Ruonala, Anja Bargum, Henry Pöyhiä, and Jussi Lankoski.
Team EVE has worked on developing Love Simulation since 2016. A six-minute demo, Love Simulation EVE: Water Spirits, features at Espoo Museum of Modern Art EMMA’s exhibition, In Search of the Present, until February 2023.
Showtimes
Venue
Revontuli Hall
Tickets
32 / 29 / 20 €
Duration
1 h 30 min
Language
English, subtitles in Finnish
Age recommendation
16 + (some mild sexual content and violence)
Content warnings
50 minutes of Love Simulation EVE is set in virtual reality which you will access using a VR headset and headphones. Some scenes contain violence and mild sexual content. Theatrical smoke.
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