Mycelia
Mycelia is a Spirit of Raindance Award-winning VR collaboration (2021) by Nanotopia, R00t, MetaVerse Crew, and Tyson Cross. Dale Deacon contributed worldbuilding — spatial systems that let networked, fungal metaphors become traversable rather than illustrative overlays.
Role
Worldbuilding contribution within a multi-studio festival collaboration. Listed alongside bloodbath as Raindance Spirit fieldwork in Studio Highlights.
What it tests
Organic systems resist hard edges. Mycelia tests how Immersion represents growth and connection without collapsing into either pure abstraction or literal forest tourism — pathways that feel grown, not extruded.
Verify
Related: Expeditions, bloodbath, Immersion.