03Immersive Experience · Creative Development

Our Universe

An interactive universe built as a visual metaphor for two people, memories, and everything that exists between them.

What it is

A navigable 3D space of planets and stars, each one standing in for a memory, in-joke, or moment shared between two people.

The idea

Instead of a timeline or a list, the relationship becomes a place you can move through — vast, dark, and quietly full.

Design direction

Cosmic and restrained: mostly darkness, with light used only where it means something.

Interaction

Orbit and drift-based camera controls let the visitor explore at their own pace, with planets revealing content on approach.

Technical implementation

Built with React Three Fiber and custom shader-driven particle fields, tuned for smooth frame rates on lower-powered devices.

Challenges

Balancing visual density (stars, particles, glow) against performance was the central tension throughout the build.