Fun and Usable: Making Better, More Intuitive Games
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Fun and Usable: Making Better, More Intuitive Games
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Presented at the CUNY Games Festival in January 2014. Video games are different from other types of software in that people are more accepting of frustrating user interfaces. However, those frustrations can distract players and detract from the fun of the game. How can we learn from user experience (UX) design in order to improve the usability of video games, and how can even the smallest games benefit from UX design practices?
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Fun and Usable: Making Better, More Intuitive Games
- 1. Fun & Usable Making Better, More Intuitive Games Catt Small @cattsmall #UXinGames
- 2. O hai! I am Catt Small and I like video games
- 3. I’m a UX designer #UXinGames
- 4. I’m a teacher #UXinGames
- 5. I’m a game maker #UXinGames #UXinGames
- 6. UX?!
- 7. People & machines Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 8. Good UX helps people to Get things done Efficiently and painlessly Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 9. Removes friction Jurassic Park Tii Shirt #UXinGames
- 10. Good UX Design increases satisfaction #UXinGames
- 11. Good UX Design gets your game noticed Jurassic Park Dots Game, © Betaworks SpellTower © Zach Gage #UXinGames
- 12. Good UX Design has ROI #UXinGames
- 13. Common frustrations in games Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 14. Poor onboarding What key is the “Evert button”? Eversion, © Zaratustra Productions #UXinGames
- 15. Inconsistent interactions Why don’t I die? Why don’t I hurt enemies? Spelunky, © Mossmouth, LLC #UXinGames
- 16. Mazes of menus How am I supposed to find anything? Dota 2, © Valve #UXinGames
- 17. Correcting bad UX BUILD DESIGN TEST #UXinGames
- 18. Discovery interviews
- 19. Interviews help you Find an audience For your game Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 20. The design document
- 21. Design documents help you Define the vision For your game Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 22. What is my game about? What is my game’s core mechanic? How should my game feel? #UXinGames
- 23. UX Design & You Prototyping
- 24. Prototyping helps you Test hypotheses Without wasting time Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 25. Sketching/Paper prototyping Printable sketching paper, H/T konigi.com #UXinGames
- 26. Pseudo-code programs Jurassic Park GameMaker Studio, © Yoyo Games Construct 2, © Scirra #UXinGames
- 27. UX Design & You Usability testing
- 28. Usability testing helps to Identify problems With UX in your game Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 29. Bring your game with you EVERYWHERE Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 30. FIVE PEOPLE Are all you need Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 31. DOCUMENT ALL THE THINGS! You won’t regret it. Jurassic Park #UXinGames
- 32. Rinse & repeat DESIGN BUILD TEST Until you feel satisfied with your game
- 33. Observe good design Get inspired by others. #UXinGames
- 34. Criticism is necessary Humility is important. #UXinGames
- 35. UX is your friend! Persevere and you’ll succeed. #UXinGames
- 36. Thank you! Questions? Tweet me @cattsmall. #UXinGames