IF YOU SEE A CAT

In Japan, 1 in 20 people reportedly gets treatment for mental disorders. The mental health system faces historical, inherent, and structural issues that may hinder recovery. In this VR piece, a boy seeing his dead cat as a hallucination is diagnosed, hospitalized, and treated solely for that. Players view from the cat's perspective, immersing in hospital experiences, mental health problems, mother-daughter dynamics, and the boy's salvation.