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Tender Interbeing: the future of design with empathy


Sir James Matthews Building

Building: 1 Guildhall Square

Room: Event Space

Age suitable for:
  • All Ages


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Tender Interbeing is an interactive exhibition showcasing how VR can support inclusivity, inviting younger generations to explore technology\'s role in shaping compassionate futures.

Particle bridges Eastern and Western ways of thinking, transforming abstract philosophy and scientific theory into an immersive spatial experience. Using aesthetics such as negative space, flow, and the balance of void and form, the work turns ancient wisdom into a participatory encounter where you become a co-creator rather than a passive viewer. It invites you to explore origins, cosmology, and cultural dialogue through contemporary technology.

cUre Garden imagines the year 2065, when urban life has intensified mental stress. Inspired by endangered plants, it introduces an MR healing experience designed to reconnect you with nature. By scanning a poster, you enter a soothing, nature-based virtual space grounded in biophilia-the idea that humans are naturally connected to the natural world. cUre reframes technology as compassionate, showing how it can offer care and emotional relief rather than simply utility.

Echoes After the Last Breath is a gaze-driven VR experience that invites you to confront mortality through a simulated near-death journey. You navigate memories through eye movement, making irreversible choices that reflect life's fragility. Through multiple endings, symbolic visuals, and a generated "digital relic," the experience transforms fear of death into an opportunity for reflection, empathy, and renewed meaning.