Game Designer / Technical Artist

Ah Young Joo (She/They)

Hello! My name is Ah Young, and I am a game designer and technical artist with a passion for delivering immersive, fun gameplay mechanics, and juicy, stunning visuals. I also have a background in 3D game character art and am well familiarized with 3D art pipelines.

I have shipped 2 commercial games, and 6 free games across 9+ game development teams ranging in size from 2-35 teammates. My past projects include 3D, action, exploration, simulation, puzzle, strategy, and crafting genres. I have 5 years of development experience in Unity and 2 years of experience in Unreal Engine.

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The latest project I've been working on is Peridot, an AR pet simulation game which launched worldwide on May 9, 2023. As a technical artist on the team, I collaborated with engineers, designers, and artists/animators to achieve the visual polish and juice that the game has to this date.

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In my free time I enjoy solving puzzles, hanging out with animals, practicing archery, baking, and learning/mastering new skills. Above all, I am passionate about bringing ideas to life!

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Some of my favorite games/franchises are: Slime Rancher, Spiritfarer, The World Ends With You, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Kingdom Hearts, and NieR: Automata.