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En savoir plus sur Player Research, la recherche utilisateur, et le development de jeux mettant le joueur de l’avant.

Please note that Learning content is in English.

Using Player Data

Essential articles on how – and when – to strategically deploy player research in your development process.

What Is Games ‘User Experience’ (UX) and How Does It Help?

UX’s diversity of phrases, processes and perspectives can be confusing — What does it do? Who is it for?
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Sebastian Long BSc

How to build mobile games with people in mind

User experience design principles to help you build games people want to play
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Sebastian Long BSc

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Careers in Research

Love games and brains? Becoming a games user researcher is a rare but rewarding career path.

Learn more about the domain on the Games User Research & UX IGDA group.

Essential reading starts here, alongside the Games User Research book, and How to Become A Games User Researcher.

Fostering Inclusion and Prioritising Well-Being at Player Research – Part II

A look at some of our Player Research processes and principles that contribute to an inclusive working environment (Part II)
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Chloe Snell MA

Fostering Inclusion and Prioritising Well-Being at Player Research – Part I

A look at some of our Player Research processes and principles that contribute to an inclusive working environment (Part I).

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Chloe Snell MA

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Research Approaches

There are so many different methods to getting player data.

Surveys, observation, telemetry, eye tracking…

We’ve captured some thoughts on how to execute all these different methods in an unbiased, repeatable way.

Organising Playtest Sessions to Get Great Feedback from Children

How to get the most of playtests with kids? Here are some tips & tricks
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Mégane Lacroix MSc

Video: What Makes a Great Expert Review?

What are 'expert reviews' and what do inexpert evaluators get wrong?
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Sebastian Long BSc

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User Experience Design

How do we avoid overloading players with choice?

What makes a great radial menu?

Articles and learnings on user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design in video games.

Video: How Do We Teach Them To Play?

Players need to learn how to play... but do we have to have an elaborate tutorial?
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Sebastian Long BSc

Should Players Buy Their Own UI?

Why does Animal Crossing force players to purchase UI improvements? What’s the resulting impact on the game’s UX?
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Sebastian Long BSc

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