M CURIE | GOLDEN TOAD | SCULPTING | SPINOOCHI | SMASHERS | THE RED FLUTE | SHOCKWAVES | THE ARK | GHOSTS OF CAMP X | NUMEROLOGY VR | XR LAB | TIMEWAVE | BRAVE NEW WORLD | KPE | VELOCITY LAB | THE IMPOSTOR | BLACKWATER | SIRE | GLOBAL THEATRE
“The Red Flute” (or the strange tale of Billy Wu) is an episodic and interactive virtual reality story.
“Chapter One: Land of the Dead” begins with the capture of Billy Wu – a Chinese Kung Fu fighter who is found roaming barefoot through the mayor’s mansion in New York City. Dr. Matthew Truman (“Doc Truman”) narrates the story of the madman Wu, who insists that he has slipped through a wormhole from 220 AD. Wu must return to China to prevent a civil war – a mission given to him when emerging from the Land of the Dead.
In upcoming chapters, puzzles and combat will be embedded in a mind-bending journey inspired by ancient Chinese history. (Think Asian version of Alice in Wonderland.) The format was birthed in Oculus Launchpad.
See “The Red Flute” trailer: https://youtu.be/29rJDgc2TC8
Official Selection, FIVARS (Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories) 2026.
Begin your journey at the Red Flute Psychiatric Center where Doc Truman is treating Billy Wu.
Earn the privilege of visiting Wu alone in his padded cell.
Scene map and inventory pop up in your left palm.
Tap the offering of the stone gods in the Land of the Dead.
Meet Billy Wu and peel open his rotating boxes.
Test the giant tortoise shells with a torch.
In the Land of the Dead, the stone gods are green. Heed their scrolls… or else.
Join Billy Wu on a giant turtle, the only mode of transportation to Meng Po.
Demons protect Meng Po’s soup. Filling the bubbling broth with flowers will put them to sleep.