Yuxuan Liu
Inspired by games, contemporary media, and speculative worlds, I focus on transforming concepts into meaningful visual narratives. Through experimentation and iterative making, I aim to create work that balances atmosphere, structure, and audience experience.
Liuyuxuan09230019@gmail.com
Yuxuan Liu, System Error
System Error is a narrative short film set in a speculative cyberpunk world, exploring themes of trust, power, and information control through the journey of an investigator uncovering hidden truths.
The project combines in-engine cinematography, AI-assisted visual rendering, and post-production workflows. Scenes were captured within a real-time game environment and refined through iterative visual development to create a cinematic atmosphere.
By integrating game technologies with digital storytelling, the project explores alternative approaches to independent visual production and narrative expression.
View the full video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECNG-2G4vg
Yuxuan Liu, EMPIREOF ASH & INK
Developed using Discovery Tour from Assassin’s Creed Origins as a foundational environment, this project explores historical storytelling through cinematic worldbuilding and digital production.
Inspired by historical research on Ptolemaic Egypt, the work reinterprets visual elements connected to figures including Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar. Rather than recreating history directly, the project transforms historical references into an immersive narrative experience.
Through in-engine cinematography and editing, the project explores how game environments can become tools for cultural interpretation and visual storytelling.
View the full video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVQIVSRY7Do