Yichen Pan is an Interdisciplinary Game Designer and Media Artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Her works span from games, animation, installations, and peripheral designs. She’s passionate about interactive storytelling and designing immersive experiences that evoke empathy.
*Website under construction! Last updated in August, 2024.
Games
Mindful Forest explores the cityscape and.
Ninja Mouse
(Individual, 2023)
Ninja Mouse is a 2D arcade game. 1-min quick experience.
(Individual, 2023)
Bobbles is a two-part interactive project. It reimagines the human-ocean relationship as a dynamic, reciprocal, and loving social connection.
(Individual, 2023)
Mindful Forest
Echoes
Wind Will Tell
(Individual, 2023)
Echoes is a VR narrative experience and a medium-specific approach to explore the themes of imaginary friends, companionship, and internal mindscapes.
(Team, 2023)
Wind Will Tell explores therapeutic landscapes as all-inclusive restorative environment, aiming for a healing, meditative game experience.
Elevator
(Individual, 2023)
The Elevator is a 2D narrative game. Inspired by mind palace and personal memories about moving around in the city.
Bobbles
Hybrid >>
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3D Games >>
Interdisciplinary
To All The Falling Stars
(Individual, 2023)
Exploring Poetic Relationship Between Human and Machine Memory
Sandbox Game Controller
(Individual, 2023)
Exploring Poetic Relationship Between Human and Machine Memory Exploring Poetic Relationship Between Human and
Capstone project shown at UCLA DMA Undergraduate Exhibition. More coming soon.
Exploring Poetic Relationship Between Human and Machine Memory
If I have A chance to…
(Individual, 2023)
VR Experience >>
Bobbles (Part.2)
(Individual, 2023)
Client Projects
Creative Direction >>
Arduino, Unity, p5.js
Showcase Design
(2023)
Showcase Design
(2024)
Laser Project “Fiat Lux”
(2024)
Laser Project “Fiat Lux”
(2024)
Served as a creative media director at ModernX, a dance team at UCLA.
My role involved overseeing the creative direction and visual aesthetics to ensure each event was brought to life in a captivating and cohesive manner.
Interactive Art >>
Served as a student worker to work on projects in Art-Sci at UCLA Design Media Arts. Clients included UNICEF Festival of Light, Santa Clarita.
Others >>
Served as a student worker to work on projects in Art-Sci at UCLA Design Media Arts. Clients included UNICEF Festival of Light, Santa Clarita.