Game UX Consultant
Celia
Hodent
Celia Hodent es reconocida como líder en la aplicación de experiencia de usuario (UX) y ciencia cognitiva en la industria de los videojuegos. Celia tiene un Doctorado en psicología y cuenta con más de diez años de experiencia en el desarrollo de la estrategia y los procesos de UX en los estudios de videojuegos. En su trabajo en Ubisoft (ej. Rainbow 6 franchise), LucasArts (ej. Star Wars: 1313), y como Directora de UX en Epic Games (ej. Fortnite), ha contribuido en muchos proyectos a través de múltiples plataformas, desde PC a consolas, móvil y RV. Celia es también fundadora del Game UX Summit, consejera en el GDC UX Summit y autora de The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design. En la actualidad trabaja como consultora independiente, ayudando a los estudios a incrementar la probabilidad de que sus juegos sean atractivos y exitosos.
User experience (UX) is still a very new mindset to the video game industry, and has specific challenges considering that games need to be fun and engaging. As former director of UX at Epic Games and 10-year+ veteran in the game industry, Celia Hodent will explain her UX framework, which was used on Fortnite. More specifically, after explaining the main brain limitations to take into account when designing a game, the talk will break down game UX in two main pillars: usability and “engage-ability”, offering a list of ingredients for game developers to create their own successful game recipe.
Neby
Teklu
UX Researcher @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Neby
Teklu
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Cathy
Pearl
Head of Conversation Design Outreach @ Google
Cathy
Pearl
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Veronica
Zammitto
Director of UX Research @ Electronic Arts (EA)
Veronica
Zammitto
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Christopher
Grant
Global UX Director @ King
Christopher
Grant
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