Ian Livingston

Intrerviewed a bunch of #OW2 players about their experiences with the live game as part of an ongoing research effort. Made me realize that although testing things in development is super fun, it's not the best avenue for building empathy or really understanding our users' needs.

We've been working hard with OW's hero Design Team to make our research tailor-made to their needs. Lifeweaver is the second Hero we've been able to inject with user feedback (Kiriko was our first); great to see where the Team landed with him!

@sayfhaven You will always be relevant. Your update sparks joy. :)

We're hiring for the Blizzard Research Team again! Objectively the best team, no lies. :) If you or someone you know is interested hit our team up! careers.blizzard.com/global/en/job/… careers.blizzard.com/global/en/job/… @GamesURJobs #Blizzard #GRUX #GamesUR

@tomlorusso @Gaiazelle @jess_tompkins_ Or the past....

@ianjl @Gaiazelle @jess_tompkins_ Welcome to the future!

@tomlorusso It's a tough position to take... I'll take every edge I can get!!

I'm excited for the debate with Ian next week. He already scored an opening hit by making sure my photo didn't make it on the speaker page. Bold move @ianjl #gamesUR

I bricked my phone by taking it swimming on Christmas day, and it just might have been the most healthy thing I did in 2020.

@Gaiazelle awesome! :D

@CrusaderZolon @Gaiazelle @Blizzard_Ent This should be fixed now!

@caliburytwitch @Gaiazelle @Blizzard_Ent Great question, go with you're local time zone.

@Gaiazelle @Blizzard_Ent This is such a great idea! Got an error, so I’ll try again later! One question! Are the ‘afternoon,morning’ etc in my local time zone or in PST?

@PulsingSmoothie @Ylthis <3

@Ylthis I know right?!

youtu.be/P05ONfLOqmY Brilliant video: this is a perfect intro to why listening to player feedbacks is both necessary and complex. Highly recommended for anyone interested by this topic.

@Gaiazelle Umm, pretty sure you were wearing the one on the right in the office yesterday...

@tomlorusso Stay for a week just so you have enough space to eat everything.

I would NEVER sign up for a conference just to go to a beautiful city like Montreal. I mean, I only go for the content and totally professional non-personal reasons. I guess I just got lucky on this one.

@Gaiazelle What?

There are subtitles in this picture. I know, shocked me too.

Hey #GamesUR community, one of our own needs help to save a loved one & mother of 2 young kids. If you are willing & can donate, please consider making a contribution (and/or share). Thanks! ❤️ I donated to 'Save Ashwati’s brain before it’s too late' - gf.me/u/t3wv98

Vince and his family are some of the most amazing people I know. They have fallen on hardship and deserve and help you can offer. ❤️❤️❤️

@brennanrusnell @NoodlecakeGames @Official_GDC @LouardOnGames @joonturbo @TheGavinverse @funselektor @bfod @Gritmaniacs @altosadventure @helvetica @Lichtspeer Yes please!! I love my noodlesocks

@NoodlecakeGames @Official_GDC @LouardOnGames @joonturbo @TheGavinverse @funselektor @bfod @Gritmaniacs @altosadventure @helvetica @Lichtspeer I think you send to mail some out to @ianjl and myself ;)

Every @Official_GDC we make some new socks based on the games we published last year. This years design featuring @LouardOnGames @joonturbo @TheGavinverse @funselektor @bfod @Gritmaniacs @altosadventure @helvetica and @Lichtspeer! Track us down next week for a pair!

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