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The document discusses the work of a game and user experience consultant named Jason Schklar. It describes how he used guerrilla testing methods like involving action-adventure gamers to test a flight combat game, which uncovered problems with the flight mechanics that more traditional user testing had missed. This led to changes being made that improved the game's reception, with it going on to receive positive reviews and sales of over 1 million copies. The document advocates for community-based and collaborative approaches to user testing in order to catch issues that may be overlooked.
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Games User Research is for Game Design!
Sarah Romoslawski and Marina Kobayashi presented this talk at the 1st Game Design Conference in San Francisco on September 17th, 2012. The talk defines Games User Research (GUR), and includes two perspectives on practicing GUR at different companies, using GUR with different platforms, genres, and with different target audiences.
Designing balance (takeaway version)
Balancing is a problem seemingly no one exactly knows how to tackle. Should you calculate it all? Should you tinker with values until you're satisfied with every detail? Should you turn to focus tests? I aim to propose a different approach and treat balance as something inherently systemic. I'm going to talk about structuring systems and content around a balanced framework. I will elaborate on my experience with such an approach in Phantom Doctrine, focusing on solutions we utilized and effective techniques required to master the balancing of a lengthy campaign in a complex game.
Game Studies Download 2009 - Top 10 Research Findings
Ian Bogost, Mia Consalvo, and Jane McGonigal present a curated list of the top 10 most interesting, surprising, and useful findings from game studies research over the past year. Presented at the 2009 Game Developers Conference
Similar to GUR presentation @ SxSW (15)
Why AI Is Shaping our games - Johanna Pirker, 2019
Why AI Is Shaping our games - Johanna Pirker, 2019
Bleed in, Bleed Out – A Design Case in Board Game Therapy
Bleed in, Bleed Out – A Design Case in Board Game Therapy
Game Studies Download 2009 - Top 10 Research Findings
Game Studies Download 2009 - Top 10 Research Findings
Editor's Notes
- Moving from 5 on 1 (usability lab) to 5 on 17 (playtest lab)
- Firing reports over the wall (too late; too impersonal; no accounting for what “game experts” are thinking about) vs. Getting them into the lab to experience for themselves.