The Delving MZ: Part 1 (Exhibit Demo)

The Delving MZ: Part 1 - Exhibit Demo (2024)
Video game, PC and mobile OS, digital 

The Delving MZ: Part 1 Exhibit Demo is the video game portion of an interactive mixed media exhibit at the Vicky Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver showing from May 23rd to June 16th, 2024. Story-driven, adventure roleplaying video game built in RPGMaker MZ, exploring an intertwining narrative centered around themes of mental health, generational trauma, and culture and society. 

It follows and explores multiple narratives centered around a woman and a man, their lives, those connected to them, and their relationship across different mediums and conventions. The game’s genre is categorized as a JRPG, although the game itself makes motions to subvert, critique, and pay homage to common video game tropes and conventions.