Developers both large and small can benefit from an outside perspective given by a game user research, or usability research geared towards games. Indie developers can benefit from adding UX expertise to the development team, while large developers can obtain an outside perspective to compliment and verify findings from internal members of the development team.
The gaming hit is a masterclass in UX and experience design. The online videogameĀ Fortnite Battle RoyaleĀ was launched just a year ago in September 2017. Since then the game had amassedĀ 125 million active players by June and madeĀ $1.2 billionĀ for its developer Epic Games. It has also been linked toĀ 200 divorcesĀ in the U.K. and a case ofĀ aggravated
In order to improve the user experience, you have to start by observing customers interacting with your product. The first step to improving your own UX (and reaping the business benefits) is to conduct a usability assessment of your product, softwareĀ or website. This process uncovers the most common problems. Often, usage analytics indicate UX issues
Iām writing this from a slightly saddened perspective, revisiting my favorite SNES RPGs and realizing something: Iāve been spoiled by modern UX design.Ā
A game that rethinks the first-person VR approach Virtual reality has traditionally been about transporting you to new worlds and making you believe youāre really there. Itās the immersion element, known as āpresenceā in industry lingo, that makes VR feel like magic. So it was refreshing to see Dragon Front, a new VR game in
Crytekās new project for the Oculus Rift shows us exactly where VR gaming is going ā towards heady and experiential gameplay Above you, the craggy face of the cliff seems to stretch up endlessly toward the sky, offering perilously few footholds. In the far distance thereās a small village by a beach, bathed in orange
One of the best books Iāve ever read on User Experiences is titled āThe Elements of User Experienceā written by Jesse James Garrett. In the book, he begins by telling the story of a man who wakes up and wonders why his alarm clock never went off. He goes to make coffee, but struggles with
A View-Master for virtual reality: Hands-on with Mattel’s new AR, VR phone toy Mattel is relaunching View-Master, but as a virtual reality and augmented-reality phone toy. And I got to play around with it for a bitā¦or at least, some of the tech behind it.Ā
Summary:Ā UX teams are responsible for creating desirable experiences for users. Yet many organizations fail to include users in the development process. Without customer input, organizations risk creating interfaces that fail. A websiteās (or productās) success depends on how users perceive it. Users assess the usefulness and ease of use of websites as they interact with
A new study has revealed that gamers are more likely to experience feelings of aggression from playing a game when it is too difficult or when the controls are too complicated to master. In comparison, the research found there was “little difference” in levels of aggression when the games themselves depicted violence. Overwhelmingly, the deciding
