Inspired by games, immersive theater and digital storytelling we hacked podcasting into a whole new genre and experience: DRIFT.
DRIFT tells the story of a future Dutch landscape where humans, flora and fauna have settled for a new techno-liquid balance. The story world combines the imaginary with factual sources. All at the pace and rhythm of the lunar phases and the tides of the sea.
Encounter characters reflecting on 21st-century pre-climate collapse struggles. Get to know how they've adapted to life after sea levels rose by over 10 meters, dealing with daily storms and extreme draughts. Drawing on real meteorological data and climate news, they highlight humanity’s and nature's losses and leaps… to survive.
DRIFT is an experiment from immersive storytelling collective Blackbird from the Machine ("Merel uit de Machine") produced by Studio ZZZAP and VPRO Medialab.
Since this is an experiment, we would like to ask you some questions during the very first month that DRIFT is accessible to the public. You will be asked to fill in a few short questionnaires during the course of the experiment.
Please feel welcome to join the very first immersive open world podcast, written, voiced and prompted by humans. Delivered to you, every day brand new. Leave your mail and DRIFT with us during a 30-day storytelling cycle.