Games companies are increasingly taking an organised approach to creating a good UX for their games. But what does this actually mean and why has this become such a necessity?

1. Designing Fun
Games User Experience
Steffie Garcia

4. Go and look for actual Cluedo screen

5. What is games
UX?

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FAVE
DOGS
CATS

12. Time <60s

13. Time <60s
Capacity 7 items

15. %
UI

16. A short history on game ux
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17. A short history on game ux

18. Free to Play

19. Free to Play

21. Free to Play

22. Free to Play
UX

23. Free to Play

24. Free to Play

25. Free to Play

26. Free to Play

27. Free to Play

28. ADDING A UX PROCESS

33. CLUEDO ‘REVEAL’ FLOW
PROTOTYPE
MADE WITH
FLINTO

34. Why care about UX?
● USER INTERFACE
● ONBOARDING
● NEW MECHANICS
● RETENTION

35. USER INTERFACE

36. ARENA OF VALOUR (MOBILE

37. PC AND
MOUSE
CONSOLE
CONTROLLERS

41. ONBOARDING

42. Onboarding

48. Mobile Onboarding

51. CONCLUSION

52. LONGER LEARN TIME
NARRATIVE

53. SHORT TUTORIAL
LITTLE NARRATIVE

54. FOCUS DISTRACTIONS

57. NEW MECHANICS

58. UX PROBLEMS
I DON’T
NEED
TRAINING
WHEELS

59. UX PROBLEMS
I DON’T
NEED
TRAINING
WHEELS
NEW
FEATURE!
FITS RIGHT
IN?

62. RETENTION

63. I WANNA PLAY
EVERY DAY!

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68. Conclusion

69. Conclusion
GAMES
HR
FINANCE
EDUCATION
RETAIL

70. Conclusion

71. Conclusion
I LOVE
DRAGONBALL
Z!!

72. I LOVE
DRAGONBALL
Z!!
STRONGEST
WINS!!

73. Conclusion
I LOVE
DRAGONBALL
Z!!
STRONGEST
WINS!!
I CAN DO
THIS!!

75. QUESTIONS?