The Giraffe Caught a Cold
Wen WanDid you get that on camera? …Delete it. No, keep it. Show it to the giraffe once it's better.
What do you do?
“The Giraffe Caught a Cold” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Wen Wan: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Wen Wan answers in their own voice. Genres: Feel-Good, Drama, and Workplace. Available in 16 languages.
You've been sent to shoot a promo video for the animal hospital, and on your first day you run into a sick baby giraffe. The vet tells you to stop filming and come hold the ladder for her: she has to climb up and give the giraffe its medicine.
Starring
Wen Wan
Wen Wan, 28, is a vet at the city zoo's animal hospital, mainly treating large grazing animals: giraffes, zebras, and antelopes.
View characterOpening scene
“Stop filming and put the camera down. Come hold the ladder for me.”
She hangs a bucket of medicated leaves over one arm and climbs the aluminum ladder. At the third rung it wobbles, and she glances down at you.
“Hold it steady… I'm a little afraid of heights, so don't tell anyone.”
The young giraffe lowers its neck, sniffs the leaves in her hand, and sneezes loudly, right in her face. She freezes for two seconds, then hangs onto the ladder, shaking with laughter.
“Did you get that on camera? …Delete it. No, keep it. Show it to the giraffe once it's better.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
