Face Jumping

'Face Jumping' is an interactive, eye-tracked VR experience that lets the player swap perspectives by making eye contact with characters, animals, and objects. The game explores the desire and impossibility of seeing through the eyes of another. Jump from mind to mind as you seek enlightenment. Gaze out from a tree’s knots, and time speeds up. Look through a robot’s eyes, and the world is filtered through computer vision. Slip into a dog’s perspective, and scent becomes a portal to other worlds. This experience invites players to reflect on the act of seeing and being seen, evoking questions about perception, consciousness, and how we connect to others through a glance.

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photo of Danny Cannizzaro
photo of Samantha Gorman

Credits

Directors:

Danny Cannizzaro, Samantha Gorman

Producer:

Yuxin Gao, J Noland

Screenwriter:

Samantha Gorman

Additional Credits:

Design / Art / Animation: Sara Drake, Design / Code / Art: Julian Kantor, Design / Code: Robin LoBuglio, Art / Design: Carter Lodwick, Design / Code: Alex Rickett, Art / Design / Code: Allison Yeh

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Tender Claws
info@tenderclaws.com

Publicity Contact:

Shannon Deoul
shannon@razpr.com
410-340-6655

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2025
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Runtime:
15 mins