Chengyang LyuGame Designer
Class of 2029 · Open to 2027 game design internships

Chengyang Lyu吕承洋 · Game Designer

I design game systems and stories, then build them until they're playable.

I study Game Development & Interactive Design at USC. My work spans a solo AI fan-fiction game I built by directing Claude Code, a two-player Global Game Jam game, a card game iterated through four prototypes, an educational game about factory workers, and an Unreal Engine game concept.

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  • USC · Game Development & Interactive Design
  • Unity · Unreal Engine
  • C# · Python
  • Claude API · Claude Code
  • Global Game Jam 2024 & 2025
In-game screenshot: the Raiden Shogun (Ei) stands among broken torii gates under a red sky, with a Chinese subtitle in which she recalls a gift the player decided on earlier.Anime TownA black cat peeking out of a cardboard box marked BOX, on a yellow background.Cats Back HomeA steampunk locomotive heading toward a neon-lit castle in front of a giant full moon.Phantom Rails
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Selected work

Open a card for the full case study. AimLabs Pro is still being written up.

In-game screenshot: the Raiden Shogun (Ei) stands among broken torii gates under a red sky, with a Chinese subtitle in which she recalls a gift the player decided on earlier.
AI Fan-Fiction Game

Anime Town

A town where anime characters live together: overhear them meet and talk, chat with them, write them the endings you wish they had with AI, and watch other players’ stories.

Solo project, built by directing Claude Code · Unity 6 / Claude API / Claude Code

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A steampunk locomotive heading toward a neon-lit castle in front of a giant full moon.
Game Concept

Phantom Rails

A narrative-driven adventure game where players will uncover the secrets of a ghost train trapped between reality and illusions.

Adobe Substance 3D Painter, Unreal Engine 5, Fab

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Gameplay: black laughing faces burst out of the ground in white streaks next to a wooden fence.
Game Jam

Roses And Mud

A two-player battle game about bursting out of the ground at just the right time to make the villagers laugh.

Team of five · Global Game Jam 2024

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Game screen: a hand sprays a red pot on the conveyor belt with the red sand gun, leaving white patches, under the TODAY’S GOAL: 1000 panel.
Educational Game

Sanding Man

An educational video game: you are a worker on a sandblasting production line for pots.

Unity, C#, Cinemachine, Scratch Card plugin

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A black cat peeking out of a cardboard box marked BOX, on a yellow background.
Card Game

Cats Back Home

A 2–4 player card game: pair footprint and kitten cards to guide a lost kitten home; the first player to play all their kitten cards wins.

2–4 players

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Case study in progress
FPS Aim Trainer

AimLabs Pro

An FPS aim-training game.

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About me

I'm Chengyang Lyu, a B.A. student in Game Development & Interactive Design at USC (class of 2029, GPA 3.82). I focus on systems design, level design, UX and digital storytelling, and I like to prototype my ideas until they are playable.

Experience

  1. May–Aug 2026Garena — AI Marketing Intern

    Built an AI marketing content engine that cut campaign content planning from 1+ hour to 10 minutes; selected by leadership for cross-team rollout.

  2. Nov 2025BIA USC x UCB Esports Tournament — Founder & Lead Organizer

    Intercollegiate tournament with 80+ participants; designed the format and rules and directed the live broadcast.

  3. Jan 2025Global Game Jam 2025 — Lead Designer / Team Captain
  4. Jan 2024Global Game Jam 2024 — Programmer
  5. Jan–Mar 2024Tencent Games — Game Operations Intern

    Researched Tencent Flash community user personas and delivered a SWOT analysis benchmarked against miHoYo's HoYoLAB.

  6. 2022–2025FRC Team 6353 "Zodiac" — Vice Captain / Mechanical Lead

    4th worldwide at the Türkiye Regional.

Skills

Engines
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
Programming
  • C#
  • Java
  • Python
Design tools
  • Figma
  • Excel
AI & automation
  • Claude API
  • Claude Code
  • n8n
  • Playwright
  • FastAPI

Hours I've put into other people's games

  • Genshin Impact100% map exploration800+ h
  • Arknightsall story & events cleared700+ h
  • Civilization VIDeity wins with multiple civs600+ h
  • Stardew Valleyperfection on multiple saves600+ h
  • ValorantPlatinum500+ h
  • Honkai: Star Railfull exploration500+ h
  • Project Zomboid500+ h
  • The Last of Us Part I/II3 playthroughs, 100% completion400+ h
  • The Legend of Zeldamain story + DLC400+ h
  • Don't Starve200+ day survival run400+ h
  • State of Decay 2300+ h
  • They Are Billionshard-difficulty campaign250+ h
  • The Witcher 3main story + DLC200+ h
  • Zenless Zone Zeromain story cleared200+ h
  • Delta ForceS5 top rank200+ h
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Let's talk

I'm looking for game design internships for 2027. The fastest way to reach me is email.

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