Shavonne Yu

I'm Shavonne,

senior UX designer

UX designer

ex-Meta Reality Labs. Experienced across social VR, games, accessibility. and youth safety.

ex-Meta Reality Labs. Experienced across social VR, games, accessibility, and youth safety.

for games and XR

ex-Meta Reality Labs. Experienced across social VR, games,
accessibility, and youth safety.

ex-Meta Reality Labs. Experienced across social VR, games,
accessibility and youth safety.

Featured work

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Meta Horizon Worlds

Designing social experiences that are safer, more accessible, and more inclusive.

VR, Web & Mobile

Meta Horizon Worlds

Designing social experiences that are safer, more accessible, and more inclusive.

VR, Web & Mobile

Meta Horizon Worlds

Designing social experiences that are safer, more accessible, and more inclusive.

VR, Web & Mobile

Meta Horizon Worlds

Designing social experiences that are safer, more accessible, and more inclusive.

VR, Web & Mobile

Interactive Orchestra

Making music education accessible through VR

Interactive Orchestra

Making music education accessible through VR

Interactive Orchestra

Making music education accessible through VR

Interactive Orchestra

Making music education accessible through VR

About

Hi, I'm Shavonne, a senior UX/UI designer currently based in Vancouver, BC. I started designing physical spaces through my Bachelor's in architecture, then moved into designing virtual ones that bring people together.

Featured in Yahoo! Life, Cold Tea Collective, Bonus Action, UX Planet, Bestfolios, Dot Esports, and DualShockers.

Experience

I've worked with companies across the globe in industries spanning games, community building, finance, design agencies, and architecture.

MapleStory Worlds

Lead UX/UI Designer

Remote

2026 - Now

Meta Reality Labs

Product Designer

SFO

2020 – 2025

Bloomberg

Interaction Design Intern

NYC

2018

Insomniac Design

Design Intern

DCA

2017

UBC Emerging Media Labs

Lead VR Designer

YVR

2016 - 2019

SAOTA

VR UX Design Intern

CPT

2016

Beyond design

Games, art and social good are at the heart of everything I do. The things I do outside of work enrich me as a creative.

Player Yu

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Owner of an artist shop + game studio making video game decor for subtle geeks. 1000+ sales, 60+ 5★ reviews, sold brick and mortar

AAPI in Gaming

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Co-founder of 3500+ member Asian American Pacific Islander community for the game dev diaspora. Managing team of 10 volunteers

AAPI in Gaming

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Co-founder of 3500+ member Asian American Pacific Islander community for the game dev diaspora. Managing team of 14 volunteers to run events

Industry

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Speaker at GDC 2025 and Game Devs of Color, juror at Games for Change Best of XR + BAFTA Young Game Designers, GameHers TrailblazeHER award winner

Game jams

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AR rhythm game you play with your expressions, dating sim with your date's mom, hand drawn platformers and more!

Game jams

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AR rhythm game you play with your expressions, dating sim with your date's mom, hand drawn platformers and more