Born in Changsha, China, Yijia Chen found her life reshaped at 14 when she moved to New York City. The city's dynamic and vibrant culture began to enrich her perspectives and expand her creative horizon. Fascinated by games from a young age, her passion steered her to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for her undergraduate degree. She then pursued a graduate degree at New York University, where her thesis project, Moncage, was born. Following graduation, Yijia co-founded Optillusion Games, a studio committed to exploring the possibilities of games and blurring the boundary between games and art. Her goal remains to create games that challenge and redefine norms, contributing to the evolution of the gaming world. Yijia now resides in Irvine, California, and continues working on the studio’s latest project, While Waiting.
