Narrative
The experience begins when the user is equipped with the MetaPro HMD upon entering the exhibition hall. He will live in memory of a researcher of paranormal phenomena, who arrives near the Hoia Baciu Forest, prepared to investigate the mysteries and strange events that take place there.
As he approaches the forest, he hears an enigmatic voice in his mind, urging him to walk through the forest. Intrigued and motivated to learn more, the protagonist enters the forest.
As they venture deep into the forest, the user hears a variety of sounds, from the rustling of leaves and the roar of the wind, to the song of various birds and mysterious sounds that seem to speak directly to them. These sounds deepen the state of intrigue and tension, being different experiences and phenomena of the forest.
After a journey in which the user follows the path through the depths of the forest, he arrives at Poiana Rotunda, where he finds a blinding light, at which point he is suddenly teleported into a mysterious space devoid of gravity and enveloped in a dense white fog.
In this enigmatic space, the protagonist hears familiar sounds, such as the bleating of the shepherd Baciu's sheep and the voices of those who disappeared in the Hoia Baciu Forest, but also other unidentified and strange sounds. He realizes that he is in a parallel world or a different dimension where time and space seem to behave differently.
While the protagonist is in the space "between worlds", he begins to have an intense and profound visual experience. Around him appear shadows and figures that walk and move in a strange and enigmatic way. These shapes communicate through abstract sounds that seem to have a hidden meaning. The more the protagonist focuses on these shapes and sounds, the clearer and more real they become.
After a few minutes of interacting with these abstract figures and sounds, the user is suddenly hit with a revelation: this entire experience actually took place in his mind. He realizes that his penchant for the paranormal and the power of his imagination led him to this illusion, and what he perceived as real was actually a product of his beliefs and expectations.
With this new understanding he begins to distance himself from the shadows and figures that surround him as they begin to fade and disappear. In the end, the protagonist returns to the real world, in the Round Glade, with the memory of this experience in his mind.
Instead of seeing this experience as a failure or a waste of time, the protagonist chooses to interpret it as a valuable lesson about the power of the mind and the influence that beliefs and imagination can have on our perception of reality. Although still fascinated by the paranormal phenomena and mysteries of the Hoia Baciu Forest, the user has learned that sometimes, the greatest adventure and mystery is found within us.
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