Case study
Happy Shadow
Technical Director / Program Integration — Ankh Team
Three participants enter Joey’s inner world and work with her shadow using their own. Combining shadow theatre and VR, the journey accompanies her through fear and toward joy.
Awards & Selections
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Fanheart3 Award — XR Fan Experience
82nd Venice International Film Festival — Fanheart3 Collateral Awards
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XR Special Mention
Kaohsiung Film Festival — XR Competition
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Biennale College Cinema–Immersive — Out of Competition
82nd Venice International Film Festival
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The Challenge
Bring shadow theatre into a shared VR experience, allowing three participants to take part in a character’s emotional journey through interaction.
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My Contribution
- Served as technical director for the production.
- Worked with the directing, visual, animation and sound teams through Ankh Interaction Design, credited for program integration.
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System & Decisions
- Use participants’ shadows as the connection to the character, combining shadow theatre with VR.
- Use hand interaction and visual guidance to involve three participants in the story.
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Result
- Presented in the Biennale College Cinema–Immersive programme in 2025 and received the collateral Fanheart3 XR Fan Experience award.
- Received the XR Special Mention at the 2025 Kaohsiung Film Festival.
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Credits
- Director
- Lin Pei-Ying
- Executive producer
- Su Ting-Ruei
- Screenwriters
- Su Ting-Ruei / Lee Cheng-Chun
- Set & character design
- Chang Chiao-Yi
- Original music
- Wu Pei-Lin (Texture Music)
- Sound mixing
- Kuo Shu-Yu
- Program integration
- Ankh Interaction Design Ltd.
- Technical director
- Jacki Chen
- Art director
- Wang Pin-Qi
- Developers
- Chen Yi-Hsuan / Chen Cong-Yan
- 2D / 3D animation
- Lin Li-Rong / Hsu Yu-Tzu
- Project manager
- Yang Pei-Ya
- Production
- Good Terms Production Ltd.