Hazel Yu

Programmer

Hazel’s passion for creating immersive experiences led her to excel as a programmer, contributing to various noteworthy projects during her academic journey. As part of the Immersion Semester at Carnegie Mellon’s ETC, she thrived in a collaborative environment, working in small teams to develop innovative games and virtual experiences. 

Ivy Li

UIUX Designer | Artist

Ivy Li is a first-year student at Carnegie Mellon University majoring in Master of Entertainment Technology. She graduated from the Parsons School of Design and majored in Communication Design. She’s passionate about exploring and building an actual connection between designers and audiences, creating human centered designs for usability.

Iris Zhang

UIUX Designer | Artist

Iris is an experience designer specializing in user-centered designs. Armed with a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the University of Edinburgh, her journey has been a dynamic exploration of diverse disciplines. She has a diverse skill set and hands-on experience in UX design and exhibition projects. Plus, she is also interested in Product Design and 3D Art..

Daaa Zhao

Programmer | Producer

Daaa Zhao is a junior programmer specializing in game programming and immersive experience developing.  He worked for 2 years as a software engineer before entering the game industry, developing floor plan generators for architecture companies. Daaa is well-versed in various programming languages and game engines, such as C# for Unity, C++ for Unreal, Python, and C. 

Jerry Xie

Programmer | Game Designer

Jingyu Xie is a game designer and developer with multidisciplinary backgrounds varying from game designing, programming, and sound production. With the passion of creating virtual worlds that everyone can enjoy, he selected the game development field during undergraduate period, and he is still on his way to the target.

Messi Tu

Programmer | Game Designer

Messi is a first-year graduate student at Entertainment Technology Center in Carnegie Mellon University. Graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, Messi is experienced with Unity Engine, C++/C#, OpenGL, and other game making tools. With his passions lying on gameplay, computer graphics, and game design, Messi would love to pursue a career as a gameplay programmer in the game industry.