Working at the crossroads of cinema and new media, artist and video game designer Alan Kwan creates immersive and enigmatic games designed to elicit feelings of heartbreak, anguish, fear, and the sublime. His projects have won the Honorary Mention Award at Prix Ars Electronica, the Excellence in Innovation Award at the indiePlay China Indie Game Awards, as well as the Best Serious Game Award and the Honorary Mention Award at the GWB Game Awards. His game The Hallway was also part of the permanent art collection of the Hong Kong M+ Museum. Originally from Hong Kong, he is currently based in Chicago and is an assistant professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.