
Ugo Bui-Xuan – Worldwide User Research Manager at Gameloft
Ugo Bui-Xuan is a worldwide user research manager at Gameloft. Read his advice on how to build a career in games user research.
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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Ugo Bui-Xuan is a worldwide user research manager at Gameloft. Read his advice on how to build a career in games user research.
Techniques for avoiding leaks, and keeping games secret when running playtests and UX research.
Rich Ridlen is a recognised games user research expert, who started the first user research orgs at EA and Meta Quest.
In this interview, we explore Rich’s journey through the games industry, the skills needed to excel at starting and growing teams, and how to make connections as a new user researcher.
Learn how and where to find good quality playtesters for games user research
How to use playtests and UX research studies to find usability issues in games. Plus an exclusive playtest of Pokemon Unite to practice on.
This month I’ve been talking to Jess Tompkins, Senior Researcher at EA about her experience working in games user research, and top tips for people looking to join the industry.
Discover whether a portfolio is required for games user research, and how to make one.
This month I’ve been talking to Lanie Dixon, Director of Insights at Ubisoft Montréal about her experience working in games user research, and top tips for people looking to join the industry.
Ask unbiased questions. Practice and develop your playtest moderation and run excellent qualitative research.
Move from ‘reading about’ to ‘doing’ Games UX and user research. This series of real-world Games User Research tasks will allow you to create portfolio-worthy examples of doing real games user research.
In this edition, we’re looking at how to pick the right research method.
This month I’ve been talking to Hannah Murphy, User Researcher at Activision about her experience working in games, and top tips for people looking to join the industry.
Excellent reporting requires excellent storytelling and clear communication – learn how to write a games user research report
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