Yuzhang Li
Game Developer
Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolYuzhang Li is a game developer and researcher with 12 years of experience at the intersection of haptics, human factors, and multi-sensory simulation. He combines a strong academic foundation—currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Alberta with prior graduate work at the University of Maryland and a BASc from RPI—with hands-on indie game development and front-end implementation experience. His expertise spans haptic feedback, biomechanics, eye-tracking, cognitive load assessment, and motor skill acquisition, enabling him to design immersive interactions rooted in human ergonomics. Yuzhang’s practical skills include UI/UX polish and interactive web front-end work, evidenced by front-end contributions to a personal site featuring refined animations and image handling. He excels at translating empirical human-performance insights into playable systems and interfaces that improve coordination and reduce user strain. Based in Canada, he brings a rare blend of rigorous research and creative indie engineering to projects that demand both scientific rigor and delightful user experiences.
12 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of AlbertaMaster's degree, Master's degree at University of MarylandBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Github Skills (8)
html10
css10
javascript10
front-end-development10
io10
vue-jsx9
ui-design9
vue9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Ovilia/ovilia.github.io
Apr 2017 - Nov 2021
Ovilia's personal site
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:27 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Yuzhang primarily contributed to the front-end development of a personal website. They implemented UI elements, including message bubbles and a typing animation, and incorporated image display functionality. The changes involved modifications to CSS, JavaScript, and HTML to achieve the desired visual effects and user interactions. The user also addressed some bugs and refined existing UI components to improve the overall user experience.
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devyumao/qianlong
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
Contributions:16 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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