CV
SHUYU ZHANG
Interactive & Spatial Experience Designer | Digital Artist
London, UK | +44 (0)7468 438 097 | zayaismyname@163.com
https://shuyuzhang01.github.io/
EDUCATION
- MA Computational Arts (in progress) — Goldsmiths, University of London, UK | Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
- BA Arts, Technology & Entertainment (First Class Honours) — Xi'an Jiaotong‑Liverpool University, China | Sep 2019 – Jun 2024
CORE SKILLS & IMPACT
- Interactive & Spatial Experience Design — Unity (C#, VFX Graph, VR), Unreal, OptiTrack.
Led motion‑capture and VFX for 2025 live VR‑dance performance. - Creative Coding & Generative Art — JavaScript, TouchDesigner, Processing.
Created Piano Piece of Day and Night (2024), a time‑driven flower lifecycle animation. - Physical Computing — Arduino C/C++, welding.
Built Can I Have Some Water? (2024) interactive plant installation detecting soil moisture. - Game Modding — Lua, rigging, Spriter, narrative.
Authored Don't Starve Together mod "The Hiphop Dancer Yu".
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Design Assistant — Suzhou Ruishen Education Tech Group Co. Ltd. | Jan – Sep 2024
Converted research insights into proposals, mentored students, provided bilingual translation. - Design Assistant — Jiangsu Jingtiancheng Cultural Tourism Dev. Co. Ltd. | Jun – Jul 2023
Integrated visitor feedback into new tour‑map routes adopted for pilot launch.
SELECTED PROJECTS
- 2025 — Live VR‑Dance Performance — Motion‑capture Tech Lead / VFX Designer
- 2024 — Piano Piece of Day and Night — Solo Creator
- 2024 — Can I Have Some Water? — Hardware Integrator
- 2024 — The Hiphop Dancer Yu — Game Mod & Installation
- 2023 — Caged Bird Short Film — Art Director / Production Assistant
TECHNICAL TOOLKIT
Unity (Adv.) · TouchDesigner (Int.) · JavaScript · Lua · Arduino C/C++ · Python · OptiTrack
Procreate · Photoshop · Figma · Maya | Git · Notion · Miro
LANGUAGES & INTERESTS
English (IELTS 6.5) | Mandarin (native)
Street dance (popping/hip‑hop) · Art museums · Music
REFEREES
- Jessica Wolpert — Senior Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London
Email: J.Wolpert@gold.ac.uk | Phone: +44 7813 035 494 - Kim Lau — Associate Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong‑Liverpool University
Email: kim.lau02@xjtlu.edu.cn | Phone: +86 188 6269 1160