Chao Bing

What does it mean to linger in the past, in a world that pressures us to just move on?

Chao Bing: A Read-Only Memory Experience is an interactive memoir in the style of a CD-ROM storybook game. Explore my childhood memories woven into a story about the ennui of adult life–all rendered in a 640 x 480 pixel resolution.

Chao Bing is a game forever in its own making, writing, and rewriting. It's a game, and also a game about the performative act of making a game. 

Learn more at the project

Note: This is a asset-heavy web-based game and may not load properly each time especially on poor internet connections (I'm working on it!). If you run into errors, try refreshing or moving to a better internet connection.

You'll experience:

• 7 mini games based on "read-only" memories
• Narrated, storybook scenes
• A special cooking game ending

Credits

Writing, art, programming by Jackie Liu (Website, Instagram, Twitter).

Soundtrack by Don Hanson (Instagram).

Thank you to the NEW INC team and community, and all the friends and mentors who have seen me, given feedback, and supported me through the making of this.

Interested in getting connected? Email hi@jackieis.online!