A book installation inspired by the One Hundred Ghost Stories experience in Japan. The popular parlour game involves sharing ghost stories with friends in a dark room filled with a hundred candles. After each frightening tale, a candle is extinguished. Upon the last candle going out, a spirit is said to be summoned.

Three yokai animations were created as part of the installation: Okiku (the ghost in the well); Koheiji (the ghost from the swamp); and Oiwa (the ghost in the lantern). Using the Leap Motion as a tracking device, the installation invites the user to extinguish the candle flame after every animation, before releasing a myriad of ghosts in a climactic ending.

Completed as part of my first semester studio project for the Master of Animation, Games & Interactivity program at RMIT University and showcased to the public at the MAGI EXPO 2019 in Melbourne (Australia).

In 2020, Random Bazar—the curators of the Connexions: Video Games and Virtual Reality exhibition in Strasbourg (France)—included One Hundred Ghost Stories as part of their exhibition. The installation was also shortlisted as a Freeplay Independent Games Festival Awards finalist in the Best Student Game category in 2020.

Additional Credits & Info:

Sound Design (installation): Frances Inguillo
Videography (trailer): Alexander von Hofmann
Director & Editor (trailer): Helen Kwok

Exhibition: Connexions: Video Games & Virtual Reality
Venue: Le Shadok, Strasbourg, France
Dates: September 2020 – January 2021

Awards: Freeplay Independent Games Festival – Student Game (Finalist)