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Bureau of Existence

director + writer + experience designer

the hibernia sf || february 2022

In an alternate reality 2064, it’s the job of the BUREAU OF EXISTENCE to conduct mandatory longevity consults for all citizens and deem their approved existence timeline based on their societal value.

EXPERIENCE DESIGN

  • Solo/duo survey booths determine “societal value” with part-silly, part-serious questionnaire

  • Coded survey readouts allow performers to call out individualized responses without participants knowing how

  • Personalized takeaways based on bureau recommendations (e.g. drinking bottle for your urine, kits for growing a skin biome)

  • Secret ending where the “worst offenders” w/r/t societal value are invited to “transcend” (watch the transcendence video)

TECHNICAL DESIGN

  • Real-time receipts with individualized results printed for every participant based on their responses

  • Custom video helmet plays transcendence video onto a screen surrounding the participant’s head for full immersion

TEAM

Ellie DiBerardino - Director, Writer, Experience Designer

Andrew Somerville - Technologist (Transcendence Pod), Writer

Alex Howard - Technologist (Questionnaire)

Serenity Caldwell - Video Editor

Jon Schoonhoven & Ryan Wolff - Performers

content support from Sarah Lew and Danthony