Maria Yue

Maria Yue is a highly experienced Principal Lighting Artist currently working at Sharkmob since May 2023 on an unannounced title. Previously, at Deviation Games from March 2022 to March 2023, Maria contributed to an unannounced AAA project, focusing on creating and testing lighting pipelines in Unreal Engine. At Splash Damage from 2019 to March 2022, Maria led the lighting team and collaborated closely with cinematic and FX teams. Additional roles include Senior Lighting Artist at Cloud Imperium Games, Lighting Artist positions at Crytek and Ubisoft, and earlier experience in lighting and asset creation at 3E Entertainment, London Unity Society, and Tate. Maria holds a Master of Arts in Curating Contemporary Design from Kingston University and a Professional Diploma in Digital Arts from Cavendish College London, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Photography from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.