ⓖⓐⓜⓔ ⓓⓔⓢⓘⓖⓝⓔⓡ, 𝔪𝔢𝔡𝔦𝔞 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔦𝔰𝔱, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚛

runs [[rect]]*repair, an art-game collective focusing on experimental games, community events and playful media.

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not in heaven @jolylyu

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Joanna is a Chinese-Australian game designer and media artist, who reinterprets established systems, power, and everydays through site-specific games, interactive installations, audiovisual performances, and transmedia storytelling. Utilizing elements from LARPs, post-internet aesthetics and video game mechanics, her practice integrates virtual and physical mediums, sometimes in forms of superfiction, constructing alternate realities within the familiar, inviting critical engagement and reimagination. She co-runs rect*repair, an art-game collective focusing on experimental games, community events and playful media, mostly happening in shanghai.

Education

  • 2025M.A. Media Arts and SciencesInstitute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences [IAMAS]Gifu, Japan
  • 2019B.F.A. Interactive Media and Game DesignUniversity of Southern California, School of Cinematic ArtsLos Angeles, United States

Exhibitions & Showcases

Talks & Presentations

Working

  • 2026goghcreative & growth (freelance)
  • 2024Area 35 EastProducer (Part-time)
  • 2019–2023NetEase GamesInvestments and Partnerships Manager
  • 2019STUDIO NOWHEREDesign Technologist
  • 2019TikTokGrowth Hacker (Intern)
  • 2018Tencent GamesLevel Designer (Intern)
  • 2018Warner BrosDigital Intern
  • 2017NetEase GamesSystem Designer (Intern)