Steve Bromley - User Research

Usability and User Research for Websites, Software and Games

Improving the user experience of driving

This weekend I drove a 500 mile round trip, which gave me a lot of time to think. I thought about how driving is very similar to a game, requiring practise, skill, and with clearly defined goals. I guess that’s why driving was always such a popular young-adult activity before consoles. I also thought about…

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What is user experience?

It’s been a year since I started this blog. Maybe it’s time to answer the question “What is User Experience”, and finally explain what the UX in the Blog’s title refers to.

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The usability of iPhone’s Game Center

Long time readers may remember that I was excited about

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Playability Review – 56 Sage Street

56 Sage Street. Who am I to say no? 56 Sage Street is a web-based ‘accumulation game’, with ties to social media channels such as twitter and facebook. After having your bag stolen, your (unnamed) character is rescued by the mysterious “Mr C”, who is looking for someone to take over his crumbling empire (having…

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Pong – Playability Heuristics Review

The playability heuristics (guidelines) by Desurvire provide a quick and easy guide to the ‘playability’ of a game,

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