A Través del Iris

A narrative VR experience that explores identity and memory through color, interaction, and environmental storytelling.

Meta Store SideQuestGame Design & Development

Inspiration

Through color and memory

In A Través del Iris, color is the narrative language. Each visual shift reflects emotional states and hidden memories, turning the VR environment into a psychological space shaped by mood, symbolism, and slow discovery rather than direct exposition.

A flower meadow at dusk, a silhouette standing against the last orange light

A Través del Iris moodboard: ethereal aesthetic, storytelling, intimate color

The opening line over drifting embers: cada historia merece ser contada, esta es una etapa de mi vida junto al color

The experience's living room at sunset, posters and warm light over the couch

Technologies

Behind the scenes

Built in Unity with modular interaction systems and narrative triggers, the project combines dynamic lighting transitions, environmental storytelling, and interactive logic to support emotional pacing in VR. It includes progressive saving, accessibility features (multiple languages, color blindness mode, subtitles) and voice prototyping using ElevenLabs.

Development collage: ElevenLabs voice casting, the snow forest in the Unity editor, the narrative step system, and the Blink Hint inspector

An empty apartment full of MoveOn boxes, the experience's starting memory

Objects that hold the story: a polaroid, a fox keychain, and a plant over the moving boxes

A 2019 memory: a beach club at sunset, palms over the picnic tables

The 2020 memory scene, color washing over the environment

The 2021 memory scene, the palette shifting with the story

The 2022 memory scene, stillness before the next transition

Final product

Introspective narrative flow

The final experience is built around slow discovery, subtle interaction, and emotional pacing. At its core, Blink to Think turns blinking into a meaningful mechanic, triggering reflection and narrative transitions that make stillness part of the journey.

A train window at sunset, a figure passing in front of the racing lights

Nexos Exhibition

Project showcase

Presented at the NEXOS Exhibition at USFQ, A Través del Iris was showcased as part of the final graduating projects from the Interactive Media Design program. The experience is currently available on Meta Quest, with distribution through SideQuest and Meta Horizon Store.