Company
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UI/UX Designer & Web Developer
About
Manrui Luo
Detail-oriented and technical Game Designer passionate about level and UX design. I enjoy building game concepts that turn observation, interaction, and systems into memorable player experiences.
Education
Parsons School of Design
The New School, New York
BFA, Game Design Pathway
Design & Technology
09/2022 – 05/2026
GPA: 3.93 / 4.0
Focus
Game Concept DesignLevel DesignUX DesignUI DesignUnity DevelopmentPlaytesting
Professional Experience
Company
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Design, Art, and Development Intern
ProjectExternal Link
The Hilltop Funeral
2P Co-op Platformer Adventure
06/2025 – 12/2025
Level Design, UI Design
- Designed levels, obstacle layouts, and UI systems for a physics-based two-player co-op platformer.
- Created 2D UI assets and interface graphics to support gameplay readability.
- Conducted playtesting and iterated on level flow and difficulty.
ProjectExternal Link
Inkression
Narrative Walking Simulator
06/2024 – 05/2025
Game Design, Narrative Design
- Developed character backstories and narrative structure to shape the player experience.
- Designed and engineered a 2D side-scrolling platformer and a 3D physics-based puzzle game using C# and Unity.
- Created user interfaces for settings and readability, and designed 2D graffiti elements, character state UI, and 3D interior props.
- Ran thorough playtesting, identified player experience issues, and proposed improvements that were implemented in production.
Skills
Game Design
Game Concept DesignLevel DesignUI & UX DesignNarrative DesignGameplay DesignPlaytestingDocumentation
Tools
UnityBlenderProcreateAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PremiereHTML / CSS / JS / C#Unreal Engine / Blueprint
Languages
Mandarin (native)English (fluent)
Selected Projects
HOLY ROLLER
System-driven god simulation about faith, suffering, and indirect control.
The New Rock Band
Cooperative rhythm installation with rock instruments, upgrades, and stage progression.
Snapshot Safari
Observation-driven photography game built around exploration and discovery.
Spinphony
Musical puzzle platformer controlled with a custom record-player interface.