05.2 / Lighting & Atmosphere
Lighting the Ritual Space
Warm localized lighting guides attention toward the shrine while keeping the surrounding landscape dark.
LET'S MAKE
A WISH
/01 EXPERIENCE
FIVE ACTIONS.
ONE RITUAL.
A wish unfolds through five embodied interactions, from a quiet intention to a lantern released into the night.
Make a Wish
Close your eyes to begin the ritual.
/02 INTERACTION
RITUAL
→ ACTION
→ RESPONSE
Each familiar gesture produces an immediate response, making the cultural ritual legible through action.
Shake → Fortune
Draw a Fortune
Shaking the bucket generates a personalized fortune stick.
Write → Blessing
Trace Fu
Handwriting turns a symbolic character into an embodied gesture.
Light → Release
Send the Wish
The final action transforms intention into a visible ascent.
/03 LANTERN
LIGHT.
RELEASE.
ASCEND.
The lantern sequence carries the experience from close-range interaction to a large-scale visual payoff.
01 / Ignition
Light
A close interaction activates the lantern.
02 / Release
Let Go
The gesture shifts from holding to sending.
03 / Payoff
Ascend
Light, flight and fireworks complete the ritual.
/04 EMBODIED INTERACTION
GESTURE
BECOMES
MEANING
Writing and prayer turn symbolic actions into readable visual feedback.
Writing / Primary Interaction
Write a Blessing
I built the board and pen interaction so the Fu character could be traced directly in space.
Buddha / Visual Response
A Quiet Signal
Wenqu Tang created the original eye-close mechanic. I added the halo and visual response that confirms the wish.
/05 ROLE
ROLE &
CONTRIBUTION
My role connected interaction development, real-time effects, environmental polish and motion into one coherent XR ritual.
- Unity / XR Development
- Lantern ignition and release, plus the handwriting interaction.
- VFX
- Fireworks and the Buddha visual response.
- World Building
- Terrain, lighting and environment polish.
- Motion
- Cinemachine NPC loops and scene movement.
Lisi Xie
Lantern interaction
Handwriting board & pen
Fireworks & Buddha halo
Lighting, environment & Cinemachine
Chuyue Yu
Environment & NPC arrangement
Asset sourcing
Drum interaction
Wenqu Tang
Fortune bucket
Eye-close interaction
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