Grey Lu

Design and build systems that unlock superpowers

Product designer with 4+ YoE. Currently looking for opportunities to build something that will make a big impact. Previously at Rec Room / TikTok.

Selected Work

Mapping My Journey

As someone who came from a multicultural and multidisciplinary background, I have never followed a straight line. And I've stopped pretending I should.

What looked like a detour turned out to be a unique asset, just as how my Arabic led to localization work, and how a stunning game that I played during COVID-19 lockdown helped me break into the gaming industry.

The threads below are my attempt to make sense of it.

Domain: Emerging Technology
Methodology: Systems Design
Principle: Ethics & Equity
Root: Cultures & Communication
'96

Born in Shanghai, China

'15–'19

B.A. in Arab studies @SISU

'18–'19

Digital Mktg intern @EY

'19–'20

Started M.A. in HCI @Georgetown

 

Award-winning system redesign w/ accessibility in mind

 

Systems design in video games

'20–'21

Pandemic & Gap Year

 

UX/UI intern @NetEase Games

 

Localization in Middle East

 

Game accessibility

 

Controller interaction innovation

 

Dashboard/tooling

'20–'21

Product design intern @TikTok

 

Dashboard/tooling

'21–'22

Continued M.A. @Georgetown

 

Extended Reality Lab

'22–'25

Product designer @Rec Room

 

VR gaming

 

Design Systems

 

Dashboard/tooling

 

UGC ecosystem

 

Monetization

 

AI companion

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