How to find playtesters
Learn how and where to find good quality playtesters for games user research
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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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Find usability issues in games with playtests
How to use playtests and UX research studies to find usability issues in games. Plus an exclusive playtest of Pokemon Unite to practice on.
Jess Tompkins – Senior Researcher at EA
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.
Make a games user research portfolio
Discover whether a portfolio is required for games user research, and how to make one.
Lanie Dixon – Director of Insights at Ubisoft Montréal
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.
Expert playtest moderation – ask unbiased questions
Ask unbiased questions. Practice and develop your playtest moderation and run excellent qualitative research.
Games UX Challenge – Research Methods
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.
Hannah Murphy – User Researcher at Activision
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.
How to write a games user research report
Excellent reporting requires excellent storytelling and clear communication – learn how to write a games user research report
Marco Alesci – Games User Researcher at Player Research
This month I’ve been talking to Marco Alesci, Games User Researcher at Player Research about his experience working in games, and top tips for people looking to join the industry.
Essential videos and talks for new games user researchers
Following on from the essential games user reading list, this post is an introduction to some of the fantastic video resources available online.
How to write a playtest survey
Learn how to write reliable playtest surveys, and discover games UX issues.
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