If you're a #PhDstudent looking to transition into the #gamesindustry, come watch this panel! I'll be chatting with Max Sloan/King, Julia Hiltscher/ESL, Rui Craveirinha/Player Research, and Melissa Chaplin/Robot Teddy about their experiences as PhDs in industry.

Making the leap from a PhD into the games industry? Heres an event for you, featuring Player Researcher Rui. 👇 #gamesUR

I’m never as succinct or as eloquent as this. I’m glad someone else is…

If you measure need satisfaction in games, make sure to read this paper. Looks like the Ubisoft Perceived Experience Questionnaire needs some more work. Awesome and much needed project by Dominik Kayser @SebastianPerrig and @fbruehlmann MMI Basel

It was a pleasure working with DeckNine and Square Enix to contribute UX research to LiS True Colors! So happy to see all the amazing reviews :)

Had the privilege to chat with Rui Craveirinha @JuliaHiltscher Melissa Chaplin and Max Sloan on how they applied lessons and experiences from their #phdlife to their transition into the #gamesindustry. A thread of my key takeaways 🔽🔽🔽 #gamesresearch youtube.com/watch?v=UMhb1c…

Rockstar Games - UX Researcher - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom dlvr.it/SCzh75

As they grow in size, teams within megacorps and startups tend to implicitly bias more towards Project Thinking and not enough Product Thinking. Product Thinking is a mindset and a process that, once you see, you cannot unsee it. Product Thinking, Project Thinking, a thread:

1) 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 paper is out! Loreta Medina and Ester Desfilis and I make the argument that the architecture of the vertebrate brain doesn't support mental categories as traditionally conceived (attention, emotion, cognition). royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

The perceptual apparatus in our brain uses a whole arsenal of sleight of hand to trick us into thinking that we are experiencing the outside world live and in real time. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Player Research - Head of Research Craft, Remote (EU or NA) - Remote, working with teams in the UK (GMT) and Canada (GMT-5) dlvr.it/SGcSkG

What are theories for? And how should they be constructed? In Current Biology, @celiaheyes, Daniel Yon and I describe how to generate and test mechanistic theories Birkbeck School of Psychological Sciences @WCHN_UCL. Free link for 50 days: authors.elsevier.com/a/1eOda3QW8Rwq… [1/3]

Player Research is exploring game developer’s lived experiences with publishing platforms. We’re seeking to learn more about ‘pain points’ when working with publishing/platform partners. Share feedback on video game development and receive $500 USD for a 1.5 hour interview. 👇

Many of you have been asking about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. With every new project, our goal is always to significantly move beyond what we've previously delivered. We're pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the series is underway.

this just may be the greatest birthday gift i have ever received

Why are academics like this?

Move from academia to the games industry. A short introduction for people studying, or working at universities, explaining UX research in games: stevebromley.com/blog/2022/02/2… #PhD #university #Psychology #ux

"The path of grace rewards patience and curiosity... " We're so proud to have contributed player research to Elden Ring. Huge congratulations to the FromSoftware, Bandai Namco and contributing teams worldwide on their phenomenal critical reception.

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