The objective of this project was to communicate a story via a web-based digital experience. Using Figma, I was tasked to express Arrival (2016) directed by Denis Villeneuve through an interactive prototype.

Arrival proved to be a difficult film to prototype— translating the film's nonlinear structure to a prototyping format meant visually representing ambiguous and philosophical themes. The story unfolds within the stereotypical science fiction backdrop of "alien invasion", yet its subversion lies within its poignant narrative rich with themes of determinism, time, language, humanity, choice, and loss.

Thus, I sought out to capture Arrival's nonlinearity through the presentation and interaction with the prototyped elements. As users reach the end, the prototype restarts; there is no defined ending or beginning, mirroring the cyclical nature of the protagonist's journey.