An AR fear confrontation ritual | Reality Hack 2026

A mysterious box sits before you. An AI guide asks about your fears. You open the box - and your fear erupts into reality, visible only through AR glasses. Through physical interaction with the box, you transform and ultimately integrate your fear.

BoggARt is an immersive installation combining:

• Snap Spectacles for AR creature manifestation
• Conversational AI for personalized fear discovery
• Physical interaction with a sensor-equipped box
• Environmental effects (sound, lighting) synchronized to your journey

Named after the shape-shifting creature from Harry Potter that becomes your deepest fear - defeated not by running, but by confronting it with courage.

         THRESHOLD           You approach. Curiosity. Hesitation.
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          INVITATION         A glowing button floats above the box.
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          CONFESSION         "What scares you?" The AI listens.
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         ANTICIPATION        The room darkens. Your heart pounds.
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        MANIFESTATION        You open the box. Your fear ERUPTS.
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            FACING           It's here. It's real. You don't look away.
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        TRANSMUTATION        You turn the box. The creature transforms.
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         INTEGRATION         You close the box. You faced it. You're okay.

Exposure therapy is one of the most effective treatments for phobias. But it's hard to access, expensive, and often avoided because... well, it's scary.

BoggARt explores: What if confronting your fears could be a ritual? A journey with a guide? An experience that ends not with the fear destroyed, but transformed and integrated?

This is a hackathon prototype exploring that question.

# State server (Pamir)
cd server && npm install && npm start

# Lens Studio
# Open lens/BoggARt.lsproj → Push to Spectacles

# TouchDesigner
# Open touchdesigner/BoggARt.toe → Run

See Phase Plan for detailed setup.

Reality Hack 2026 - Team BogARts