Hello there👋 This is my very first post on Bluesky! Earlier this week, I successfully finished my first talk in my career @gameuxsummit.com. Many thanks to @celiahodent.com, GAMASTE, AP Hogeschool Antwerpen, and all sponsors for giving us the opportunity, and everyone who joined the event! 🙏

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#GameUXsummit '25 was a blast! SO MANY GREAT TALKS (see gamaste.net/game-ux-summ...) I presented my research on how players' personal, social, and game-related factors impact 𝐄𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. A huge thanks to the organizers! @gameuxsummit.com @celiahodent.com AP Hogeschool & Gamaste

Just wanted to share a historical moment (or canon event?) of listening to David Sears at #gameuxsummit

Not me showing appreciation to South of Midnight as a speaker at @gameuxsummit.com … just to have their creative director David Sears speak right after me! Please show that game even more love, its development journey is SO interesting. #GameUXSummit

It’s a wrap for the #GameUXsummit ‘25! Thank you so much everyone and see y’all next year ☺️

Sometimes you may not know. So ask a consultant. Ask an expert what they know. (A recurring theme at the summit is: Find an expert, and ask them.)

1. Is this southern gothic? 2. Is this class struggle? 3. Is this esoteric talents? 4. Is this truth and hope? These are the pillars of the direction. If the feature or development isn't on at least 3 of these, it probably isn't something relevant enough to spend time on.

David talks about his growing up in the US south, and how that eventually led him to build South of Midnight.

'Sensitivity reading' is not about forcing DEI, censorship, judging, or woke/broke. It is about immersion, being memorable, avoiding backlash, and a virtuous cycle. It is about creating quality content. Like you would with historical projects.

Can you imagine making a movie about the French Revolution without a French historian? Or about northern mythology without an expert? An accessible website without including disabled people? Of course you would include an expert on the thing you are building. The same goes for culture.

This is already our last session at the #GameUXsummit… Our keynote speaker today is David Sears, creative director (most recently on South of Midnight) and writer. He takes us on a journey: “Life takes you to unexpected places, love brings you home”.

We now welcome on stage Jennifer Lufau, Authenticity consultant and Founder of @afrogameuses.bsky.social. She talks about “Demystifying Sensitivity Reading to create better games”. #GameUXsummit

Now at the #GameUXsummit we listen to insights from Artem Ivanov & Dmitrii Sokolov (user researchers at Wargaming on the World of Warship franchise). They talk about “Making sense of player satisfaction: Why it matters and how to measure it”.

It’s Pecha Kucha time at the #GameUXsummit! Our first PK speaker, Maria Amirkhanyan (Head of Gaming Division at Duamentes) wasn’t sadly able to join us because of extremely frustrating visa issues. But she recorded her talk “Make me stay, don’t make me play” so that we can still hear her insights.

First session of the afternoon at the #GameUXsummit: Colleen Macklin and Ben Van Buren, coming all the way from New York City (Parsons School of Design)! They talk about “Perception in Virtual Worlds: Psychology and design students collaborate to study user experience in videogames”.

Holger Wurst: Yes, I know, the y axis marker is missing.. Game UX summit audience: [big laughter] Those who know will know 😉😂 (#LabelYourGraphAxis)

Can you change the first time user experience of a game 7 years after launch? Let's find out in our next talk, featuring June's Journey. A hidden object game, free to play, on mobile, it's a flagship title for Wooga

Next: EEG or Not EEG, for World of Warships testing.

Next up at the #GameUXsummit: Holger Wurst (Lead UX designer at Wooga) talks about “Changing the FTUE* after 7 years live: Lessons from June’s Journey” *First-Time User Experience

Our next speaker is Kamila Isaeva, senior UX researcher at Wargaming (in collaboration with Rich Davis, research supervisor). Her talk is about biometrics: “EEG or not EEG? Reflections on Using Biometrics in Game UX Research”. #GameUXsummit

Next up at the #GameUXsummit: Mike Ambinder (founder & chief research officer at Cognitive Experiences) talking about “A Science of Game Design”. Time for some SCIENZZZZ!!! 😊

You can follow Robin-Yann Storm who is live posting from the #GameUXsummit 👇🏼

Flying through great examples of improvements here! Check the recording on youtube once it goes live on the @gameuxsummit.com channel. Every upgrade wasn't just visual, but an active improvement to daily workflow.

Welcome to Day 2 of the #GameUXsummit! Daekon Kim and Mihyun Ko (Product designers at Ubisoft) are kicking off the day. Their talk is about “Surviving the Game Production Wild: Essential tips for internal tool design”. #GameUXsummit

It was a fruitful first day of #gameuxsummit! Very grateful for all the insights shared by a wonderful line-up of speakers and awesome networking opportunity!

So I checked my photos from @gameuxsummit.com last nights mixer 💀 Can’t take gamers anywhere man

And.. that’s a wrap for Day 1 of the #GameUXsummit! Thanks again to all speakers, organizers, sponsors, volunteers, and attendees! ❤️ See you tomorrow ☺️

What Robin-Yann says 😉👇🏼

3 steps to achieve this: Strategize, Armor Up, and Aim True Main takeaways here are: Find solutions. Do not move into ad-hominem quickly. Decide how you react to what happens to you.

First an idea of Peace, and trying to achieve it. Understanding that peace does not mean quiet, passive, or an absence of conflict. Instead to see that conflict, and think 'build', to see it as an opportunity.

It’s already time for our keynote! Jessica Murrey, CEO and co-founder of Wicked Saints Studios. Jess is an Emmy-Award-winning storyteller & international peace builder turned game designer. She talks about her journey and her game #WorldReborn in this impactful & inspirational talk. #GameUXsummit

Our next speaker is Jozef Kulik (Senior Research & #A11y Lead at @playtestcloud.bsky.social): “Advancing Accessibility: Improving user research practice and legal compliance”. #GameUXsummit

For those who cannot be with us, you can follow this great thread by Robin-Yann Storm! ☺️ #GameUXsummit

Our next speaker is Olivier Nourry, Chief #a11y Officer (Games Accessibility Hub), in collaboration with Alice Grégoire (Producer at Abiding Bridge): “Wordatro: From awesome to awesome AND accessible”. #GameUXsummit

Never said that many words in such a small amount of time 😅 #GameUXsummit

Next up at the #GameUXsummit: Alex Tokmakchiev (senior UI/UX designer at Raw Power Games), talking about “Applying object-oriented ux design to break up complex game systems”.

It’s time for the Pecha Kucha session! 20 slides, 20 seconds each. We love a good microtalk ☺️. Rowan Daneels is kicking off the session with “Profound playing: How players experience eudaimonia through games.” #GameUXsummit

To be quite honest this year's #GameUXsummit is a relief. I've been in unemployment limbo, and expected that I would be very discouraged throughout the summit, but gathering with people and sharing struggles and learning new stuff? It's GREAT! I'm not ready to leave the industry yet.

Now that our bellies are full, we listen to our next speaker: Morgane Ruiz (lead user researcher), talking about Leveling up game ux research with ludology and play theory. #GameUXsummit

After the great food for #gameUX thought, actual food is welcomed. Bon appétit everyone! 😉 #GameUXsummit

Currently in Antwerpen Belgium for the @gameuxsummit.com! So far so good: interesting talks, weather is good, hopefully my 3h of sleep and anxiety won’t ruin it for me!

Coming all the way from Canada, Jess Butler (Presentation Directeur at @hinterland.bsky.social) talks about her work on The Long Dark: A UX permaculture for genre-defining survival games. Now at the #GameUXsummit!

Now on the #GameUXsummit stage we listen to Jean-Luc Potte (researcher, ex Rockstar Games) sharing the lessons he learned (including existential ones) from working at 4 different studios as the new team!

Our first speaker at the #GameUXsummit is Samuel Austin, UX designer at NetEase Games, talking about Cross-Cultural Game UX Design: Lessons adapting between China and the West.

We’re on!! Happy #GameUXsummit to all!

I'll be speaking at the @gameuxsummit.com in Antwerp, Belguim in early September! I'm going to share my experience on how to apply Object-Oriented UX to break up complex game systems and unlock more seamless workflows with development teams. If you are in Antwerp that week, I'd love to meet up!

I'm doing a master class in Antwerp on September 10th. It's called Qᴜᴀɴᴛᴜᴍ ᴏꜰ ɪᴍᴍᴇʀꜱɪᴏɴ and it will be extremely nerdy. It's about making video games that are ɪᴍᴍᴇʀꜱɪᴠᴇ on purpose. Rather than, you know, by accident. More info here: gamaste.net/game-ux-summ...

The Game UX Summit takes place in Antwerp this year, and I'm thrilled to be a speaker! With all the brilliant talks and people attending, there is always so much to learn. Can't wait!

Check out the first speakers announced for the #GameUXsummit ‘25! Coming from Ubisoft, Wargaming, @hinterland.bsky.social, NetEase Games, Wooga, & more! Get your early-bird ticket now 😉 gamaste.net/game-ux-summ... #ux #gamedev