Zhou Yichen, MFA Fine Arts ’21, was profiled in China Daily in a piece that explores the backstory and public reaction to his game Grandma. “When Grandma was released in early 2025, Zhou did not expect it to make any perceptible splash. He posted a few images online, fragments of dialogue and gameplay, without much explanation. Strangers began writing to him, first in comments, then in longer messages, emails and private notes. They shared stories of their own: grandparents who had died, parents they had cared for, and losses that had not yet settled into memory.
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