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@lawtonpybus Have you personally tried any of those you cited as a mentor?

@lawtonpybus Very interesting post! Didn’t know tech apprenticeship groups existed. They sound like an incredible opportunity for juniors but also for professionals who would like to give back as pro bono 😊

@lawtonpybus This is the series I need in my life! Revisiting key foundational articles in HCI with today’s lenses 🤩 thanks, what a great idea! I’ll have a think for other articles

So glad to have been part of this experience with the wonderful host @wanderlinds ! Really enjoyed our discussion around UX research and tips on how designers apply it in Kindred. First podcast ☑️ !

@lawtonpybus Definitely optimistic (maybe my ignorance is bliss?)! I think the very root of UX stems from interaction, and as long as there are interactions (human to human, human to machine or ai,…) UX isn’t going anywhere

@lawtonpybus This is packed with great tips! Thank you, I’ll definitely try some out in my current report :)

@Steve_Bromley Are some methods overlapping like surveys? Or do they have completely different sets of methodologies ?

Games user researchers ensure that people will understand and like your game. Market researchers ensure that people will buy it. Both are important, and somewhat interdependent.

I just only saw this but massive thank you to @Steve_Bromley for mentioning @playcocola in your great informative post on remote testing platforms for games gamesuserresearch.com/top-remote-pla… it was a great read as always!

@PlayerResearch Whoop whoop 🙌 congrats Irem !! 🤩 so proud and happy for you, I can’t wait to see the amazing stuff you will do together !

A big welcome to our newest Researcher Irem!

The task-attention theory of game learning: a theory and research agenda tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@Steve_Bromley @onegameaweek101 I would have loved to hear that talk!

@onegameaweek101 Practical ways to make playtesting easier to organise and provide more reliable results. Based on a bunch of interviews with game devs about “what’s hard about playtesting” and “what stops you doing more of it”

GDC rejection 📉 Perhaps next year…

🎮How many players do you need for a playtest? Five. Except when it's not five. Then it depends. Here’s how to work out the right number of players for your playtest.

@Steve_Bromley I’ve been asked that exact question in an interview for a big gaming company. My answer was similar to yours but because I didn’t give a definitive answer with a number, they judged me too junior and took my « it depends » nuanced answer for a « i haven’t a clue » answer 😂

@Steve_Bromley Thank you so much for this interesting thread! It’s very validating when you know that in some companies they go by the book and forget to use their judgement in qualitative research 😃 we don’t have statistical significance to tell us when to stop

Two fundamental brain activity patterns influence UX: 1. Task-positive network (TPN) → central executive → goal-focused attention → high-level thinking Resist intrusions 2. Task-negative network (TNN) → browsing → mind-wandering → non-linear thinking Welcome intrusions