Yuliya Kozhemyako (Supr)

Yuha's Nightmares is a simulation game about the nightmares that the main character Yuha suffers from. This is a personal project dedicated to the dreams and experiences of the artist. Yuha is the digital counterpart of Kozhemyako. All stories included in the game are based on real dreams of the artist. Yuha's realistic and consistent dreams often turn glitchy and confused. To show this, realistic graphics in contrast with techniques that reveal the nature of the digital 3d world, such as wireframes, wrong texture mapping, random collisions with physical objects is used. During unstable sleep, Yuha can look through walls, unexpectedly move from one place to another, see the structure of the level and its boundaries.

Episode one: The Catastrophe. In this episode, Yuha is in a hurry to collect all her belongings so as to leave her crumbling house. Perhaps, her house is not the only thing getting destroyed, but rather the whole world? Even so, what if there is a safe and secure place somewhere out there?

This game was created in collaboration with Helga Zinzyver, who is responsible for music, sounds and sound design. She is a composer, DJ and a member of a musical band called “Krasnye Zori”. Helga is interested in field recordings, concrete music, noises, dissonances, industrial music for meditation, shamanic beat, and the fate of women in the history of music. The game uses music and recordings of the Krasnye Zori band.

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