This project presents an interactive narrative experience in virtual reality that utilizes an interactive prop to facilitate user engagement and understanding in interactive storytelling. The experience features a gay protagonist on a journey to retrieve lost memories in a future dystopian world, with multiple storylines that unfold in different spaces, providing a multi-sequential story for the user. The interactive prop is designed to keep the user engaged and motivated, enabling them to navigate through the complex storytelling and progress towards their goal of retrieving the protagonist’s lost memories. The science fiction setting portrays a future world in which the LGBTQ+ community is oppressed, reflecting on real-world struggles and aiming to build empathy towards their situation. This project contributes to the field of VR storytelling by exploring new narrative possibilities and the potential for interactive prop to enhance user engagement and understanding of complex narratives.
