Shavonne Yu is the cofounder and co-chair of AAPI in Gaming, an initiative supported by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). This community platform amplifies the voices of the Asian American and Pacific Islander diaspora in the gaming industry, fosters cultural appreciation, and showcases representation in games. Shavonne has also served as a judge for BAFTA Young Game Designers, the Games for Change Student Challenge, and AACI’s Growing Up Asian in America. She is also the founding designer on Meta's Horizon Worlds Metaverse Social Equity team, launching features like pronouns, live captions, and wellbeing tools—including bedtime reminders and youth time limits—for hundreds of thousands of players, in addition to leading design efforts to enhance gender equity through the promotion of cozy games on the Meta Quest Store. Her art and game studio, Player Yu, celebrates her first-generation immigrant Hong Konger-Canadian heritage and cozy gaming.