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I graduated from a small liberal arts college that didn't really have any established design programme (or alumni network). I'm currently a UX designer at PlayStation. I've previously worked with Riot Games and have also received job offers from Blizzard, Respawn, and other AAA studios. A lot of people have reached out to me with questions about getting into design, the games industry, and everything in-between. I've shared the same type of advice to everyone I've had 1:1s with, but I feel like the sheer volume of information can be overwhelming. I really admire how Alexandria Heston set out her guide to The Design of Virtual and Augmented Reality, and I thought it'd be useful to finally put everything I've talked about into words — both to continue sharing, and to collate all of my takes and experiences so far in one place. I've found that the information that's been most helpful to me has come from peers in the industry that are closer to me experience-wise. Hopefully some of this ca

⌘Ctrlk Start here Who are you? Hi, I'm Ava! I graduated from a small liberal arts college that didn't really have any established design programme (or alumni network). I'm currently a UX designer at PlayStation. I've previously worked with Riot Games and have also received job offers from Blizzard, Respawn, and other AAA studios. A lot of people have reached out to me with questions about getting into design, the games industry, and everything in-between. I've shared the same type of advice to everyone I've had 1:1s with, but I feel like the sheer volume of information can be…

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