AWE USA 2025

Kate Bielotserkovksa
XR Prototyper, UX & Game Designer
Lemon Sharks

Kateryna Bielotserkovska is an XR Prototyper, UX & Game Designer who thrives on blending technology, design, and storytelling. In just a year and a half, she has won and been a finalist in six major hackathons, including MIT Reality Hack 2025, XRDC 2024 Challenge, Meta AI Llama Hackathon 2024, Meta Presence Platform Hackathon 2024, Bezi Break Into Reality Challenge 2024, and ShapesXR Tabletop Challenge 2024.

With a background in the arts and has an expertise in UX design and programming, Kateryna specializes in crafting XR experiences that are both functional and visually compelling. Her work was featured in Spatial Design: Breaking the 2D Paradigm (2024) by Dominique Wu. She is especially passionate about gamified learning experiences and led the development of DuolingoXR, a mixed reality adaptation of Duolingo that gained attention on social media and demonstrated how XR can enhance familiar platforms in exciting ways.

Always curious and eager to push the boundaries of immersive technology, Kateryna is dedicated to creating engaging, accessible, and impactful XR experiences that make learning more interactive and fun.

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus