hooray for ux!
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@cattsmall@cattsmall
Hooray for UX!
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I’m Catt Small.I’m in love with user experience,
coding, and games!
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● Product Designer at SoundCloud
● Game player and maker
● Organizes events via Tech Under Thirty
● Teaches women to make games via The Code Liberation Foundation
Me in a nutshell:
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● How I became a user experience designer
● How I began making games
● Advice for game makers
● Advice for UX designers
We’ll talk about:
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User ExperienceAnd how I got into it
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User goals
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Business goals
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UX Designers come frommany backgrounds
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Made blog templates
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Became a web designer
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Learned about IA
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Hired as an Interface Designer
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Hired as a Product Designer
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Now at SoundCloud!
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What did you do before UX?
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Making GamesMy path to game development
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Game design is aboutcreating systems
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Good games are well-designed
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Played games as a kid
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Made dress up dolls
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Collaborated with friends
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Made game jam games
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Joined Code Liberation
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How many of you want to make games?
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Advice for game makersNYC is a hub for game makers. Be a part of it.
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Make as many games as you can.
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Make games alone
Zora Ball. Photo by Curtis Ball
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Make games with friends
Buttered Toast Studios team
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Go to game jams & hackathons
https://technical.ly/brooklyn/2014/01/28/global-game-jam/
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Prototype before you go high-fidelity.
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Sketching
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Paper prototyping
http://mondaybeginsonsaturday.com/2012/02/29/paper-prototyping/
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Pseudo-code programs
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Be your ownproject manager.
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Make the important parts work
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Evaluate each nice-to-have feature
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Remember that games don’t have to
be “fun”.
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Fear
Amnesia, © Frictional Games
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Joy
Rayman Legends, © Frictional Games
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Sadness
Contrast, © Compulsion Games
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Excitement
Prism Shell, © Brooklyn Gamery
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Games are about
Memorableexperiences
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Be relevant.
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Share your knowledge
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Remember names and faces
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Converse via Twitter
#gamedev & #screenshotsaturdays
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Attend local events
NY Game Makers Meetup NYC Indie Games Facebook Group
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Attend conferences
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How many of you go to industry events?
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How many of you can’t afford to go to
industry events?
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In summary:● Make as many games as you can.● Prototype ideas before jumping in.● Manage your time well.● Don’t let feature creep kill your project.● Don’t worry about fun, but rather
engagement and satisfaction.● Go to local events and conferences.
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Advice for UX DesignersSome things I’ve learned over the years.
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Use data to inform your decisions.
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Read design books
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Talk to your demographic
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Design based on logic
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Accept imperfection.
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Failure helps you learn
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Iterate designs constantly
Ideate
PrototypeTest
Learn
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Collaborate with others often.
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Involve other teams
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Ask for feedback
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Make things often.
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Experiment with new ideas
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Share your projects
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Go to events.
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Local events
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Conferences
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In summary:● Research and use data to inform decisions.● Accept imperfection.● Collaborate and ask for feedback.● Make things as much as possible.● Share your work with others.● Go to events and socialize.
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Thank you! Questions?Think of questions later?
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