Broschiertes Buch

Game Usability

Advice from the Experts for Advancing UX Strategy and Practice in Videogames

Herausgeber: Hodent, Celia; Isbister, Katherine

Beschreibung

This book introduces the basics in game usability and overall game UX mindset and techniques, as well as looking at current industry best practices and trends. Fully updated for its second edition, it includes practical advice on how to include usability in already tight development timelines.

Autor

Katherine Isbister is Professor of Computational Media at UCSC's Engineering School, where she directs the Social Emotional Technology Lab https://setlab.ucsc.edu/. Her research team creates interactive experiences at the intersection of HCI and Games/Play to heighten social and emotional connections and wellbeing, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and games shown at IndieCade (Yamove! and SceneSampler) and other public venues. Her most recent book from MIT Press is How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design, winner of an American Library Association award. Isbister is a Founding Fellow of the Higher Education Video Games Alliance, a recipient of MIT Technology Review's Young Innovator Award, and is an ACM Distinguished Scientist. http://www.katherineinterface.com/ Celia Hodent holds a PhD in psychology and has over ten years of experience in the development of UX strategy and processes in video game studios. Through her work at Ubisoft, LucasArts, and as Director of UX at Epic Games (Fortnite), she has contributed to many projects across multiple platforms, from PC to consoles, mobile, and VR. Celia is also the founder of the Game UX Summit, and advisor for the GDC UX Summit. She is the author of The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design and of The Psychology of Video Games. She currently works as an independent game UX consultant. Twitter: @CeliaHodent Blog: celiahodent.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 20mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 932g
• ISBN-13: 9780367619923
• ISBN-10: 036761992X
• Artikelnr.: 62570063