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Siyuan Liu

Siyuan Liu

West Lafayette

Summary

Innovative game development student with a strong foundation in graphic design, visual storytelling, and interactive experience design.
Successfully co-led the Zelda Castle Dinner, an immersive RPG-style event inspired by The Legend of Zelda, combining gameplay mechanics, narrative design, and visual aesthetics. Contributed to poster design, art direction, and plot development, helping attract over 800 participants and generate approximately 260,000 RMB in revenue. Adept at integrating creative design tools with development skills to build engaging, player-centered experiences.

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Work History

Beijing Zelda Castle Dinner only

Yu yuan
Beijing
05.2024 - 09.2024

Zelda Castle Dinner ONLY – Beijing
An immersive themed event combining The Legend of Zelda series with RPG gameplay mechanics. We developed a custom game flow inspired by the storylines and characters from the Zelda franchise, allowing players to cosplay as their favorite characters while exploring a castle environment with elements of leveling, puzzle-solving, and quest challenges.

My responsibilities included:

  • Designing promotional posters and directing the overall visual style;
  • Creating the narrative structure and gameplay progression;
  • Ensuring consistency between art design and interactive experience.

The event attracted approximately 800 participants and generated around 200,000 RMB in revenue.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Design

Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY
05-2025

High School Diploma -

Rosedale
7030 Woodbine Avenue #800 Markham, ON, Canada L3R
05-2023

Bachelor of Science - Computer Graphics

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

Skills

Design & Creative Tools:

  • Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop (PS), Illustrator (AI), After Effects (AE), Premiere Pro (Pr), Audition (Au)
  • 3D & Animation: Blender
  • Visual Storytelling: Motion graphics, visual scripting, video editing, audio editing

Programming & Development

  • Game Design: Scratch (prototyping & logic flow), basic game mechanics design
  • Web Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • UI/UX: Basic interface design principles, user experience flow

Other Skills

  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration between design and development
  • Strong visual communication and narrative thinking
  • Project-based teamwork experience in immersive/interactive environments

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native/ Bilingual
Japanese
Elementary

Certification

  • Third Prize Scholarship, Beijing No.12 High School International Division
    Each semester from academic Year 2020–2022
  • All-Around Star of the Class, Beijing No.12 High School International Division
    Fall Semester 2021
  • Outstanding Class Leader

Spring Semester 2022

  • Third Prize Scholarship, Beijing No.12 High School International Division
    Academic Year 2020–2021
  • Most Creative Award, Dormitory Culture Competition
    Beijing No.2 High School, Student Development Department – Fall Semester 2020
  • Etiquette Star, Beijing No.12 High School International Division
    Fall Semester 2020
  • 2021 Australian Mathematics Competition “Intermediate”

Timeline

Beijing Zelda Castle Dinner only

Yu yuan
05.2024 - 09.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Design

Pratt Institute

High School Diploma -

Rosedale

Bachelor of Science - Computer Graphics

Purdue University
Siyuan Liu