Zhiyuan Li
Level & System Game Designer
Hi, I am Zhiyuan Li, you may also call me Zack. I'm a senior undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Game Design, and a passionate game designer who loves innovation. Having been exposed to video games since the age of five and remaining deeply passionate ever since, becoming a game designer has always been my dream career. I believe that games can offer people another kind of life, allowing them to realize dreams and experiences in virtual worlds that are unattainable in reality. This ability to transcend reality is what makes games truly unique and meaningful.
Education
2021-2026
Bachelor of Arts in Game Design
Digipen Institute of Technology
Game Design Skill
🎮 Level Design: Building 2D/3D gameplay environments, designing player pathing and guidance, creating white-box levels, and implementing lighting.
⚙️ System Design: Balancing game values, designing gameplay systems, and authoring system design documents and data sheets.
⚔️ Combat Design: Developing combat mechanics, character design, 3C (Character, Camera, Controls), state machines, and behavior trees.
📊 UI/UX: Analyzing player behavior, conducting user testing, and optimizing user interfaces and interactions.
🕹️ Technical Design: Hands-on experience with Unity, Unreal Engine, and UEFN.
📜 Narrative Design: Worldbuilding, quest and story design, character writing, dialogue, and cutscene scripting.
Extensive Gameplay Experience
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ARPG: Genshin Impact, Black Myth: Wukong, Devil May Cry series, Monster Hunter series, Dynasty Warriors series, Dark Souls III, Elden Ring, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Remnant series, Final Fantasy series, Where Winds Meet
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FPS: Halo series, VALORANT, CS: GO, Call of Duty series, Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, PUBG, Overwatch
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Sandbox / Survival: Palworld, ARK: Survival Evolved, 7 Days to Die, Minecraft
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MOBA: Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Onmyoji Arena, Mobile Legends
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Slg: Stardew Valley, Dave the Diver, The Sims 4, Animal Crossing
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Action-Adventure: Tomb Raider series, Assassin’s Creed series, The Last of Us, Horizon Zero Dawn, Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher series, Dying Light series
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MMORPG: Zhu Xian Online, World of Warcraft, MapleStory
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Mobile Games: Honkai: Star Rail, Onmyoji, AFK Arena, Whiteout Survival, Wuthering Waves, TFT: Teamfight Tactics
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TCG: Hearthstone
