Hello there๐ This is my very first post on Bluesky!
Earlier this week, I successfully finished my first talk in my career @gameuxsummit.com.
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#GameUXsummit '25 was a blast! SO MANY GREAT TALKS (see gamaste.net/game-ux-summ...)
I presented my research on how players' personal, social, and game-related factors impact ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ.
A huge thanks to the organizers! @gameuxsummit.com @celiahodent.com AP Hogeschool & Gamaste
Just wanted to share a historical moment (or canon event?) of listening to David Sears at #gameuxsummit
Not me showing appreciation to South of Midnight as a speaker at @gameuxsummit.com โฆ just to have their creative director David Sears speak right after me!
Please show that game even more love, its development journey is SO interesting.
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Itโs a wrap for the #GameUXsummit โ25! Thank you so much everyone and see yโall next year โบ๏ธ
You may not know everything, but there are experts
Sometimes you may not know. So ask a consultant. Ask an expert what they know.
(A recurring theme at the summit is: Find an expert, and ask them.)
The four questions and sub questions
1. Is this southern gothic?
2. Is this class struggle?
3. Is this esoteric talents?
4. Is this truth and hope?
These are the pillars of the direction. If the feature or development isn't on at least 3 of these, it probably isn't something relevant enough to spend time on.
Southern states
Yellow mailbox
Photos from the South
South of Midnight
David talks about his growing up in the US south, and how that eventually led him to build South of Midnight.
Not about this
Is about this
'Sensitivity reading' is not about forcing DEI, censorship, judging, or woke/broke.
It is about immersion, being memorable, avoiding backlash, and a virtuous cycle.
It is about creating quality content. Like you would with historical projects.
Can you imagine
Can you imagine making a movie about the French Revolution without a French historian? Or about northern mythology without an expert? An accessible website without including disabled people?
Of course you would include an expert on the thing you are building. The same goes for culture.
Photo of David Sears presenting his title slide
This is already our last session at the #GameUXsummitโฆ Our keynote speaker today is David Sears, creative director (most recently on South of Midnight) and writer. He takes us on a journey: โLife takes you to unexpected places, love brings you homeโ.
Photo of Jennifer Lufau presenting her title slide
We now welcome on stage Jennifer Lufau, Authenticity consultant and Founder of @afrogameuses.bsky.social. She talks about โDemystifying Sensitivity Reading to create better gamesโ.
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Photo of Artem Ivanov and Dmitrii Sokolov presenting their title slide
Now at the #GameUXsummit we listen to insights from Artem Ivanov & Dmitrii Sokolov (user researchers at Wargaming on the World of Warship franchise). They talk about โMaking sense of player satisfaction: Why it matters and how to measure itโ.
Photo of Eloi Duclercq presenting his title slide
The last Pecha Kucha speaker is Eloi Duclercq (user researcher at Ubisoft), talking about โPlaytesting online multiplayer games before they go liveโ.
Photo of Piotr Miernik presenting his intro slide
Next up, Piotr Miernik (lead UX/UI designer, GUI.systems) is presenting his Pecha Kucha on โDesign Once, Deploy Everywhere: UI design systems for AAA gamesโ
Photo of a video playing Maria Amirkhanyanโs slides (the slide shown introduces her)
Itโs Pecha Kucha time at the #GameUXsummit! Our first PK speaker, Maria Amirkhanyan (Head of Gaming Division at Duamentes) wasnโt sadly able to join us because of extremely frustrating visa issues. But she recorded her talk โMake me stay, donโt make me playโ so that we can still hear her insights.
Colleen Macklin and Ben Van Buren presenting in front of an auditorium.
First session of the afternoon at the #GameUXsummit: Colleen Macklin and Ben Van Buren, coming all the way from New York City (Parsons School of Design)! They talk about โPerception in Virtual Worlds: Psychology and design students collaborate to study user experience in videogamesโ.
Holger Wurst: Yes, I know, the y axis marker is missing..
Game UX summit audience: [big laughter]
Those who know will know ๐๐ (#LabelYourGraphAxis)
The title slide
Can you change the first time user experience of a game 7 years after launch? Let's find out in our next talk, featuring June's Journey. A hidden object game, free to play, on mobile, it's a flagship title for Wooga
Title slide
Equipment used
Next: EEG or Not EEG, for World of Warships testing.
Photo of Holger Wurst presenting his title slide
Next up at the #GameUXsummit: Holger Wurst (Lead UX designer at Wooga) talks about โChanging the FTUE* after 7 years live: Lessons from Juneโs Journeyโ
*First-Time User Experience
Photo of Kamila Isaeva presenting her title slide
Our next speaker is Kamila Isaeva, senior UX researcher at Wargaming (in collaboration with Rich Davis, research supervisor). Her talk is about biometrics: โEEG or not EEG? Reflections on Using Biometrics in Game UX Researchโ.
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Photo of Mike Ambinder presenting his title slide
Next up at the #GameUXsummit: Mike Ambinder (founder & chief research officer at Cognitive Experiences) talking about โA Science of Game Designโ.
Time for some SCIENZZZZ!!! ๐
You can follow Robin-Yann Storm who is live posting from the #GameUXsummit ๐๐ผ
The videos are actually posted on www.youtube.com/c/CeliaHodent channel. The Game UX Summit doesnโt have its own channel yet ๐ฌ (yeah we need to do something about thisโฆ)
Before, hard to find default branch
After, easy to find default branch at top of page
Flying through great examples of improvements here! Check the recording on youtube once it goes live on the @gameuxsummit.com channel.
Every upgrade wasn't just visual, but an active improvement to daily workflow.
Photo of Daekeon Kim in front of the auditorium presenting the title slide
Photo of Mihyun Ko showing a slide presenting herself
Welcome to Day 2 of the #GameUXsummit! Daekon Kim and Mihyun Ko (Product designers at Ubisoft) are kicking off the day. Their talk is about โSurviving the Game Production Wild: Essential tips for internal tool designโ.
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It was a fruitful first day of #gameuxsummit!
Very grateful for all the insights shared by a wonderful line-up of speakers and awesome networking opportunity!
