Oasis: A Collaborative Virtual Reality Design Exhibition Exploring the Post-Capitalist Mall

Oasis is a collaborative virtual reality project, which examines the themes of destruction, growth, sustainability and mindfulness using the metaphor of a desolated shopping mall. Ten interactive spaces were developed to encourage participants’ engagement within a virtual environment and to alleviate the impact of social isolation during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This was a collaboration at the University of Illinois Chicago involving a team of 10 designers from Industrial Design and Graphic Design programs in the integrated multidimensional modes of creative production. This project was developed in remote collaboration using Unity game engine and collaboration tools enabling virtual teamwork and helped designers mitigate issues related to isolation during coronavirus pandemic.

Oasis Exhibition