Kathleen Yin
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Kathleen Yin
@brynhilde.bsky.social
PhD, UX research, serious games, game localization | Ex-Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin, Tears of Themis | Founder of Serious Games Australia New Zealand (now Games for Change Asia-Pacific) | IGDA Scholar | Posts about games, narrative, localization, and UX
Sunright Studios x Honkai Impact 3 collab!

The fresh strawberries in Elysia's drink were an awesome addition 🍓🧋
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Exilium's story still gets to me at the most random of places, especially with its unapologetic portrayal of war's impact on the common person (and how unlikely anyone is to survive it) while still having a sliver of positivity in hoping that a better tomorrow lies in wait 😭
August 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A quiet moment under the dappled sunlight, a languid smile older than the very hills - in a business that sells transient dreams.
July 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A sunny day at the market and museums around Knott's Berry Farm
July 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What is the color of "yes" in a game?

That depends on culture, as seen in Honkai: Star Rail's regional simulated stock UI - Red, a good color in East Asia, symbolises rising stock for Asians, while European markets use green instead.

Such is cross-cultural user experience #UXResearch
July 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
ZZZ collab spotted in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles~
June 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Dusty dispensers of grey toys and half-melted chocolates framed by faded idols, a previous generation's memories preserved on crumbling covers and dying i-i-irashai warble songs.

(Writing practice on a whim)
March 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Finished bingeing the latest Exilium event on the CN server. Nikita's story is brilliant in its tenacity, hope, and making choices to bear a heavy burden for an ideal. The narrative beats are also on point, with a crisis in chap 1 and an unfolding mystery that lasts until the last scene 👍
March 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Magnificent Niagara Falls with the night fireworks (launched from the Canadian side)
November 14, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Relaxing in Koreatown after a looong week at work
November 9, 2024 at 11:28 PM