Mero in the Classroom

What is this Project About?

Mero in the Classroom is an extension of my transmedia project, Yume Chakushin. By adding related works of a variety of media, including photography, 2D graphic design, 3D modeling, and social media, I made Yume Chakushin further than a single story and instead a layered, multi-dimensional world.

Some of the works are created in the process of designing and developing Yume Chakushin, many of which were made before I got familiar with the software I used to develop Yume Chakushin and now serve as conceptual models of Yume Chakushin’s aesthetic design and overall theme.

Besides that, these works were also an experiment of mine on transmedia storytelling, in which I wished to create a Meta impression that Mero is not only a game character, but instead, she is also an online friend that you follow on social media, who lives in somewhere in the world where you do not know.

Feel free to explore freely, and do not forget to take a look at Mero’s X Account!

I posted many of my works on this account to show Mero’s first-person perspective at the beginning of the game. This account also serves as an ARG purpose for propagating the game.

Photography Works

The purpose of these works was to be posted on Mero’s social media accounts. Most of them were taken on my university campus, and I used photo editing software to give them a Dreamcore feeling. I illustrated on some of them to create a sense that it was Mero who was taking these pictures in the game.

The further Mero enters the game, the darker and more nightmare-feeling the photos provide, since she is diving deeper and deeper into the dream.

2D and 3D Media Works

Many of these works were made before I started developing certain parts of Yume Chakushin, when I made conceptual models and character designs to get myself ready for all the necessary resources before the development.

By viewing these works, you can see my growth as a media artist.