About:<REST PENDING> is a first-person interactive web experience exploring why taking a break can feel like something that must be earned. Developed from the “DRK” participatory research project (01), it examines how productivity becomes tied to self-worth.
Three characters, The Achiever, The Reliable One and The Self-Manager, introduce different pressures around achievement, responsibility and personal expectations. Through familiar situations, each story explores how the conditions people place on themselves can make rest feel increasingly out of reach.Built in Figma Sites for desktop, the experience combines interactive storytelling, small tasks and changing interface behaviour. As users make choices, expectations accumulate and their control over rest gradually slips away. These encounters invite reflection on what “doing enough” means and why stopping can bring a sense of guilt.A monochrome visual system connects the website, three object-inspired characters and four promotional posters. QR codes lead viewers from the posters to the online experience, while personalised Post-Rest Passes offer a final reflection based on the character and ending reached. Together, these elements translate the research into an experience that lets people recognise familiar pressures through their own decisions. REST PENDING: https://igloo-sky-46441197.figma.site/ ↗