Measuring Social Interaction in games on Gamasutra
My research, in collaboration with Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Graham Mcallister & Jon Napier of Relentless Software has now been
read moreGames User Research Review of 2011
2011 was a great year for games user research, not only for the industry as a whole and for me personally, having completed my Masters and moved on to a full time GUR job. At the start of 2011, I made
read moreMeasuring Social Interaction in Edge
A short update today (still have no Internet after moving house) - Our 'Measuring Social Interaction' research (a collaboration with Vertical Slice and Relentless) was recently featured at Develop Liverpool, and has received some great feedback.
read moreThe effect of collectables on the player experience in games
I’ve recently been enjoying Alan Wake, the story-driven survival horror game. However it does suffer from an overabundance of collectable items and tasks, which are used to earn achievement points. This has a significant effect on the player experience, and unfortunately often not for the reason intended. Today, I’ll consider why collectables are used in…
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