Haochen(Jimmy) Xu

jimmyhcx@gmail.com
@jimmyhcx
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Unreal Director · Cinematic Environment Designer


Bridging storytelling, space, and atmosphere through real-time worldbuilding.

With a foundation in architecture, I build immersive visual environments where narrative design, spatial composition, and atmospheric cues work together to shape perception and emotion.

My practice integrates layout, shot design, and virtual camera work to translate narrative mood into spatial experience.

I aim to contribute to cinematic worldbuilding across film, games, and virtual production—while continuing to explore how digital space shapes memory, perception, and experience.





Focus & Research Interests

Spatial storytelling, real-time cinematic environments, digital memory,
atmospheric worldbuilding, perception, and object agency in virtual space.




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MILLENNIUM GUARDIAN
Unreal Short Film/Heritage digital preservation

Director/Environment Designer
Jul 2023-Mar 2024
Created in Colaboration with Taiyuan University of Technology

DESCRIPTION

This is a digital reimagination of the thousand-year-old Longmen Temple in Shanxi, China, across millennia of time. 
Reconstructed through photogrammetry and Unreal Engine, this film explores how spatial memory and cultural heritage can be re-experienced in virtual presence.





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