Shavonne Yu

  • A boat in the sea
  • A boat in the sea
  • Riding a bicycle with V sign
  • A boat in the sea
  • A boat in the sea

I'm Shavonne,

I'm Shavonne,

Product Designer at Meta Reality Labs. I'm interested in emerging technologies and how we can use them to educate and empower.

UX designer

UX designer

UX designer

Product Designer at Meta Reality Labs. I'm interested in emerging technologies and how we can use them to educate and empower.

Product Designer at Meta Reality Labs. I'm interested in emerging technologies and how we can use them to educate and empower.

for XR and games

for XR and games

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About

Hi, I'm Shavonne, a UX/UI designer currently based in Vancouver, BC. I draw on my Bachelor's in architecture to inform the spatial experiences I create.

Hi, I'm Shavonne, a UX/UI designer currently based in Vancouver, BC. I draw on my Bachelor's in architecture to inform the spatial experiences I create.

Experience

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

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

Fun

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, 40+ 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 14 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

Craft

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Game jams, woodworking, lasercutting, 3D modeling and printing, illustration, guitar, piano, vocals

  • GDC group photo
  • Me singing into a microphone and playing electric guitar
  • Singing