Introduction
Hi! I am Yuning Yang from Beijing, China, just call me Anona!
My passion for game design started with Sky: Children of the Light. During Covid, I stayed in China and attended my courses online at midnight. When my family was all sleeping, I always stared into the night sky, and loneliness crowded over me. It was the beautiful scenery and the interactions among players in Sky that reminded me the world is still big and welcoming me to explore.
Since then I dreamed of creating warm and memorable interactions in games that cure people, which drives me to study Level Design at SMU Guildhall.
Favorite Games
I love open-world /& action games in general, and many cute indie games that fill my life with charm and magic!
- Zelda!! Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, and Echoes of Wisdom are all really great~
- Control – I like the feeling of throwing trash lol
- GRIS – Music and Art!!
- Leap Year – Really Smart Knowledge Based Mechanic
- What Remains of Edith Finch – Interactive Storytelling!!!
- Frostpunk 2 & Stacklands – Simulations and strategy games are always good for a brain exercise:)
- Recently playing: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince
- Currently playing: Uncharted 2, Borderlands 4
Interests
- I am a landscape and street photographer. During vacations I’d like to travel and see the great world. Check out my photos here!
- Writing, check out past writings here! I’m mostly good at imaginative, dreamy child stories. But I love all kinds of touching stories and hope to create more warm, meaningful experiences in the future.
- Graphic Design, illustration and make some handcrafts in spare time. These things bring a lot of peace to my heart.
Yuning "Anona" Yang 