How to get games user research experience (before you have a job)
No experience holding you back? Learn how to get games experience before you get your first job in games UX 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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How to keep games secret in playtests
Techniques for avoiding leaks, and keeping games secret when running playtests and UX research.
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.
Expert playtest moderation – ask unbiased questions
Ask unbiased questions. Practice and develop your playtest moderation and run excellent qualitative research.
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
How to write a playtest survey
Learn how to write reliable playtest surveys, and discover games UX issues.
Expert tips for writing a playtest survey
Learn secrets from experts about how to write effective and useful playtest surveys.
Convince teams to playtest
Some of the fears that our colleagues might have about games UX and user research, and what we can do to convince teams to playtest more.
Find the fun – measuring enjoyment in games user research
Games are meant to be fun. We’ll look at why measuring fun is hard, and how to find the fun reliably.
Sharing Games User Research Findings
Communication is one of the most important skills for a researcher to have – here is the lowdown on sharing games user research findings.
Remote games user research
Remote games user research is an essential part of our toolbox. In this issue we explore how to do it, and some of the problems to look out for.
Quantitative Research for new games user researchers
Essential quantitative research skills for games user researchers, including how to compare two data-sets, and common stats errors.
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