Kathleen Yin
Localization Expert, NVIDIA
Kathleen Yin is listed as Localization Expert, NVIDIA. Kathleen is scheduled to speak at GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 on 1 March 2027.
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About
I am a researcher, localization expert, and advocate for interactive software and games. I have worked on the localization and English dubbing of many high-profile Chinese video games, such as Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact. My time on those projects has ranged from pre-dev to ready-to-ship in agile environments, ensuring that game text, UI, websites, audio, and PR posts are suitable for international audiences. I worked with voice directors, studio managers, sound engineers, voice-over talents and their agents, audio departments, narrative and design teams, other language dubbing teams, and all other departments involved in dub production. On the research side, I have conducted extensive software UX research and serious games research on the impact of software and games on health, generating critical evidence from large surveys on the role of games in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and providing actionable results to better design games for health. I have also worke