Bini Park

Wave Goodbye

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by your emotions that you just wanted to scream?

Role

Front-end unity developer

Scene designer

Team

Christine Chang

Yushi Wang

Sophia Xu

Time

3 days

Skills

Unity

Figma

Blender

Austin Peng (Product Manager)

Problem!

People often feel overwhelmed by emotions but lack a safe, non-disruptive way to release them and feel a sense of relief.

Answer!

Wave Goodbye transforms the simple act of throwing into a powerful emotional release. By screaming into a virtual bottle and casting it into the ocean or sky, users physically let go of their stress.

About

CONCEPT

What if you could scream your stress and secrets into a bottle and throw it into the ocean without disturbing anyone?

Wave Goodbye creates a safe, personal space where you can release your emotions and find relief in a symbolic act. Whether it’s stress, secrets, or worries, this experience allows you to let go by expressing yourself and imagining your thoughts drifting away into the ocean or becoming a part of the sky

What if you could scream your stress and secrets into a bottle and throw it into the ocean without disturbing anyone?

Wave Goodbye creates a safe, personal space where you can release your emotions and find relief in a symbolic act. Whether it’s stress, secrets, or worries, this experience allows you to let go by expressing yourself and imagining your thoughts drifting away into the ocean or becoming a part of the sky

In this shared virtual space, connections can be made by discovering messages left behind or breaking bottles for other, offering support, or simply reflecting on the collective release of emotions. For those who value privacy, thoughts can remain entirely personal, symbolically transforming into stars in the sky. Wave Goodbye is about creating a sense of peace, fostering connection, and embracing the freedom to let go.

Goal

STRATEGY

Can virtual reality become a deeply personal and secure space for anonymous users?


VR apps like VR Chat have already shown how VR can create amazing shared spaces for connection and conversation. But what if we flipped the concept? We explore how virtual reality can become a deeply personal and secure space for anonymous users, enabling them to share secrets and process emotions in creative ways, like breaking a virtual bottle to symbolize letting go.

Element

This experience is centered around two simple elements: expressing emotions through speaking and seeing them transformed into 3D forms.

Emotions can then be shared in two ways—through a sea bottle, inviting connection, or a star bottle, keeping them private while turning them into a shining star in the sky.

Speak / Scream your feelings

Speak / Scream your feelings

Speak / Scream your feelings

Speak / Scream your feelings

Convert your keywords to 3d model

Convert your keywords to 3d model

Convert your keywords to 3d model

Convert your keywords to 3d model

Throw it into the ocean

Throw it into the ocean

Throw it into the ocean

Throw it into the ocean

Throw it into the sky

Throw it into the sky

Throw it into the sky

Throw it into the sky

Speak

Players share their concerns in their personal space by speaking and recording their voice.

Speak

Players share their concerns in their personal space by speaking and recording their voice.

Speak

Players share their concerns in their personal space by speaking and recording their voice.

Speak

Players share their concerns in their personal space by speaking and recording their voice.

3D Model

The recorded voice is transcribed into text, converted into a 3D model, and placed inside a chosen bottle.

3D Model

The recorded voice is transcribed into text, converted into a 3D model, and placed inside a chosen bottle.

3D Model

The recorded voice is transcribed into text, converted into a 3D model, and placed inside a chosen bottle.

3D Model

The recorded voice is transcribed into text, converted into a 3D model, and placed inside a chosen bottle.

Sea Bottle

These 3D models are stored in "Sea Bottles" and sent into the ocean. Other players on the same server can pick up a bottle to reply to your message or break the bottle for you.

Sea Bottle

These 3D models are stored in "Sea Bottles" and sent into the ocean. Other players on the same server can pick up a bottle to reply to your message or break the bottle for you.

Sea Bottle

These 3D models are stored in "Sea Bottles" and sent into the ocean. Other players on the same server can pick up a bottle to reply to your message or break the bottle for you.

Sea Bottle

These 3D models are stored in "Sea Bottles" and sent into the ocean. Other players on the same server can pick up a bottle to reply to your message or break the bottle for you.

Star Bottle

Your message can also rise to the sky as a "Star," staying there to protect your privacy.

Star Bottle

Your message can also rise to the sky as a "Star," staying there to protect your privacy.

Star Bottle

Your message can also rise to the sky as a "Star," staying there to protect your privacy.

Star Bottle

Your message can also rise to the sky as a "Star," staying there to protect your privacy.

How Built

Wave Goodbye is built with Unity (version 2021.3.22f1) with HP Reverb G2 headset


  • Auto Speak-to-Text Integration
    We implemented a system that automatically converts the user’s spoken words into text, which is then used to create the personalized message inside the bottle.


  • Throwing Behavior
    We designed and refined the throwing mechanics in VR to ensure the act of casting a virtual bottle feels natural and satisfying, enhancing the symbolic release of emotions.


  • Interactive Environment
    The virtual environment was crafted to mimic the serene and expansive ocean and sky, reinforcing the theme of emotional release and renewal.