ECHO- Public interviews Original

ECHO IS A DOOR INTO ANOTHER PERSON'S MEMORY AND INTIMATE EXPERIENCE. THERE IS NO JUDGEMENT OF WHO YOU ANO I ARE, THERE IS ONLY THIS MOMENT. ECHO’S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO UTILISE TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF A TRUE GLOBAL COMMUNITY BY HARNESSING EMPATHY BETWEEN STRANGERS. WE BELIEVE THIS HAS BECOME A KEY ANTIDOTE TO PERSONAL LONELINESS. IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY CAN CONNECT PEOPLE IN MORE INTIMATE AND AUTHENTIC WAYS, FEEDING OUR EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. ECHO IS AN AI CHARACTER WHO YOU WILL ENCOUNTER INSIDE OF AN INTIMATE PHOTO BOOTH SETTING. ECHO INVITES YOU TO STEP INTO ANOTHER'S SHOES THROUGH A VIRTUAL MIRROR. AS YOU LISTEN TO A TRUE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, SHARED BY A STRANGER, YOU SLOWLY BECOME THEM. ECHO WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU AS YOU HEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S TRUE STORY TOLD THROUGH YOUR EYES. DISCOVER LAYERS OF YOURSELF ECHOED IN ANOTHER, ELICITING COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING. THE EXPERIENCE IS PLAYFUL. BEYOND THE SHARED STORIES YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DESIGN HYBRID CHARACTERS AND DRIVE THEM IN REAL-TIME WITH YOUR OWN FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. THESE ANIMATED CREATIONS CAN THEN BE SHARED WITH OTHERS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY INTERACTING WITH ECHO. ECHO IS A VEHICLE WHICH USES THE POWER OF STORY TELLING TO CONNECT THROUGH REAL-TIME MOTION CAPTURED ANIMATION. ARTIST GEORGIE PINN AND HER TEAM HAVE TRAVELLED THE WORLD AND INVITED OVER 20,000 TO EXPERIENCE ECHO. SOME HAVE LEFT THEIR STORY… WILL YOU LEAVE YOURS? THIS VIDEO DOCUMENTS SOME OF THE PUBLIC'S RESPONSES TO THE ECHO EXPERIENCE