Congratulations!!

probably could mod your ps2

I just used them this year. I keep jumping around tax services lol.

Definitely not representative, but still useful to uncover potential discrepancies between how they think it works and how they rated it. At least that's how I've used it in the past.

Yea definitely doesn't scale well, but works well enough in conjuration with a playtest for an early build.

I used to have players tell me how a mechanic worked as an open end question and then get their sentiment on it.

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excited for season 3!

lol back on bluesky?

that ram is so sparkly

Enduring Play, a game dev podcast hosted by Cheryl Platz, Season 2 Episode 3 featuring Steve Bromley: "It speaks to one of the fears that teams might have when they're doing play testing or considering playtesting or research where it's going to make the game too easy. Which is why I think it's really important when teams are considering “what does success look like for our test?” to start by understanding their creative vision doing work internally. To talk about: “what do we want this game to be? How do we want players to feel when they're playing it? How will we then recognize if it's achieving that or not?” For some games, we want this to be someone's first platformer, and so help them be able to go through core platform mechanics like teach them how to jump or teach them how to move left or right."

As we wrap up Week 3 of Season 2 of #EnduringPlay with @stevebromley.bsky.social : does your #gamedev team equate UX with making the game "too easy"? Start by aligning on what your intentional friction is so that you can easily identify what's NOT and how to fix it. sites.libsyn.com/586820/s2-e3...

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It's Tuesday: #EnduringPlay day! We move from last week's research of games on the market to very practical playtesting of individual #videogames while they're in production with @stevebromley.bsky.social, author of How to Be A Games User Researcher, with something for all. #gamedev #uxresearch

great ep! reinforces a lot of what I learned as a games user researcher

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I'm sorry it happened to you, Zelle. I'm hoping the job market is kind to you.

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I'm Whitney, award winning writer and narrative designer. I've done every level of game dev, including studio head. I've got nothing to prove to anybody at this point and I do work that I like, with the people I like. Happily ensconced at CDPR.

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike

Not at #GDC but I’m #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

Writer, editor, Narrative Designer and DEI Consultant for 10+ years. A very hireable one, still seeking work a year after Monolith’s closure. ✌🏾

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Hellooo!!👋🏾

My name is Amber, I just got back from GDC, and this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike ✨️

I am a freelance/contract Illustrator, Animator & Pixel Artist working on a horror visual novel titled Clock Out at 2 with Borderless Studios!
Let's connect!!

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Let’s keep rockin’
-Star

oh and btw - this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

no, but i grew up in an area with no porches.

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This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike! I’m Elizabeth Zelle, a game dev since 2008 working at places like Volition (RIP), Bethesda, and Amazon.

I love leading and growing #gamesUR teams, empowering devs to make more inclusive games, and my weekly d&d sessions (that we’ve kept up for over 6 years!)

I'm an experienced 2D Artist & Designer in video games.This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike . I'm not at GDC this year but I'm looking for new opportunities. Check out my work & don't hesitate to reach out!
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this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike!! not at GDC this year (😭) but i've been in games as a marketing professional for 4 years now!

it takes a LOT for me to celebrate myself, but in that short time i went from a beginner with no industry experience to a director role, and i think that's pretty cool :'^)

This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike. I'm Sloane, a writer and narrative designer who has been writing quests and dialogue for the game Asterfel, as well as working on quest implementation. I'm a queer trans woman who's also working on her own visual novel. No matter what happens in games, I'll be here!

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike

POV: a (deeply) autistic narrative designer is about to spend the next 3 hours sharing his Disco Elysium hyperfixation with you.

Hi I'm Mika and I'm the co-chair of AAPI in Gaming. I'm a former Project Engineer from Amazon Games Studios who worked on Throne and Liberty.

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike

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#whatagamedevlookslike in case you didn’t know!! a filipina trans woman in narrative design no less!!!

My 2nd GDC talk was also at GDC EU (and GDC China) where I talked about how to reduce VR Sickness (Simulation Sickness) via game design

For this talk I read a bunch of academic papers looking at work done at places like NASA on reducing Sim Sickness. Fascinating stuff!

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