Onboarding
submit your badge to the mainframeEvery guest is inducted by the AI's emissary — scanning in, pledging to the system, and stepping into the city as a new citizen of Elysian Heights.
An immersive expo built around a single question: what would a society look like if it rewarded care over control? We took a public domain story and turned it into a living, walkable world with a 12 night sold out run and a spot on the BAFTA longlist.
The challenge: take a public-license story and transform it into an immersive experience about partnerism — a term coined by social scientist and cultural historian Riane Eisler.
Partnerism is a socio-economic system that deeply values and rewards the work of caring for both people and nature. It is a transformative alternative to the domination principles underlying capitalism and socialism, championing mutual respect, non-violence, equality, empowerment, and a deep commitment to care.
You're invited to the Elysian Heights Expo, courtesy of the reigning AI ruler.
Its mission? To show you firsthand how integrating its system into your home is the key to unlocking prosperity. Inside, exhibitions celebrate the very essence of human achievement — agriculture, economics, arts, culture — all curated to perfection.
But there's more here than meets the eye. A rebel figure emerges and reveals unsettling truths about the AI's grip on the city. Will you embrace its vision of advancement, or weigh the rebel's warnings? The future of the city depends on your choices.
Every guest is inducted by the AI's emissary — scanning in, pledging to the system, and stepping into the city as a new citizen of Elysian Heights.
A hands-on station where guests tend real plants against a ticking clock — a quiet, physical argument for care and partnership over extraction and control.
Guests sketch their own creature on tablets and watch the AI instantly "perfect" it — a playful, pointed prompt about creativity, authorship, and what we hand over to the machine.
Guests come face to face with the city's mechanical enforcer — racing a 20-second clock to turn in their findings as the AI's grip tightens.
The story comes to a head as Oz and Ella face off and the rebel's truth meets the AI's promise. The audience's choices decide which future the city wakes up to.