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Every month I write expert level articles on how to run professional quality playtests and start a career in games user research.
Learn topics such as how to write a playtest survey, how to find playtesters for your playtest, and how to get user research experience before you have a job
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Define Your Players
Understanding and thinking about ‘who actually will play my game’ gives valuable focus to your development priorities.
Game development for new games user researchers
Understand game development, and how user researchers interact with their industry peers, and be more likely to pass the interview.
How to run unbiased player interviews
Every stage of preparing, running and analysing your playtest interviews. Plus tips on how to reveal player’s honest thoughts, and apply that to game design decisions.
Cole Davis – Getting your first game credit
Cole Davis covers how he got his first game credit, while preparing to enter the games industry.
Run better internal playtests
Run tighter, more useful internal playtests and make the most of your colleague’s time.
Top remote playtest platforms for unmoderated testing
Pick the right online playtest platform for your needs
17 Games UX Research Job Interview Questions To Prepare For
You’ve got the interview for the games studio of your dreams. Learn what you will be asked, and how to answer games user research interview questions.
How many players do I need for a playtest
Learn how work out the right number of players you’ll need for playtesting games
John Hopson – FunPlus Hiring Manager Interviews
Learn from John Hopson, senior director of user insights for Funplus and find ways to get hired and build a career as a games user researcher
How to run pop-up playtests
Pop-up or guerrilla UX research require a careful balance of accuracy and speed. Here’s how to avoid some common traps and make the most of it.
Ula Karpińska – Games User Researcher at Player Research
Read an interview with Ula Karpińska, a games user researcher at Player Research, and learn more about building a career in games user research
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