International Immersive Works Competition
LESBIAN SIMULATOR
Swiss Premiere
Iris van der Meule
Netherlands, Canada, Belgium
2025, 40'
Genre
Recommended Age
12 years
VO. English, Dutch, French
With
Sofie Hellemons, Hanna van Vliet
Create your avatar and experience life as a lesbian, from coming out to Pride. Amid prejudice, new encounters, and glitter, this virtual reality game celebrates the queer community.
Welcome to Lesbian Simulator, a virtual reality game where each player creates their own avatar and explores the world through the eyes of a lesbian. Coming out, meeting new people, going on a first date, celebrating Pride: each level humorously explores the joys of the queer community, without shying away from prejudice, discrimination, or harassment. Inspired by the real-life experiences of its creator, Iris van der Meule, and those around her, this work transforms these situations into a playground, complete with collectible carabiners and a “Lesbian Rank” to earn. A joyful and socially conscious pop ode to all forms of love.
Mathieu Gayet
Mathieu Gayet
Creation
Iris van der Meule
Music
Walter Fiorini, Loïc Dubois, Paul Coret
Sound
Philippe Rochefort
Production
Corine Meijers, Studio Biarritz
With
Anne-Sarah Charbonneau, Sofie Hellemons, Ariane Moffat, Hanna van Vliet
Supported by
SEE NL
World sales
Studio Biarritz, Corine Meijers
Iris van der Meule
1996, Netherlands
Previous works
2025, In Stories We Trust (AR, Creator)2023, What A Time To Be Alive (VR, Creator)
2019, Inktzwart (VR, Creator)
2017, Exploding Chickens (Short, Director)
Booking for the program
PARCOURS IMMERSIF
PARCOURS IMMERSIF
This work is part of a program composed of several works.
From 30 Oct. to 8 November
Maison communale de Plainpalais - Espace Immersif
