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Lissanna @lissanna.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Tickets are now on sale for the #GamesUR Conference 2026, which is the annual gathering of the Games User Research Community. The conference will be held in Helsinki on October 22–23, 2026. We hope to see you in October! www.eventbrite.fi/e/gamesur-co...

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#GamesUR Conference 2026

The #GamesUR Conference is the annual gathering of the Games User Research community

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

User researchers like Elisabeth Whyte made sure players' voices were heard in your favorite Xbox games. On July 6th, Elisabeth and her entire team at Zenimax were laid off. Now, make your voice heard and #SaveGameWorkers by telling Microsoft to end their cycles of layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE

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Lissanna @lissanna.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It has been a really rough day and I appreciate the outpouring of support from everyone. The amazing @stevesaylor.net once said something like "every company should have an Elisabeth," and now is your company's chance! I'm on the job market after layoffs and looking for my next role.

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Raymond Dosono @rjdos1.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I recently earned my DLC Leadership Program credential. I'm excited to apply all I've learned to the various Twitch and Discord communities I help manage!!! Thanks to @kellidunlap.bsky.social and @drkowert.bsky.social for leading the program!!! credsverse.com/credentials/...

Certificate of Completion. We proudly present this certificate to Raymond Dosono for successful completion of all DLC Level 1 coursework.

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 30/03/2026

If you are interested in connecting with other folks in Game UX Research consider joining the IGDA Games User Research SIG Discord: discord.com/invite/VRPn3xM #gamedev #ux

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Join the IGDA Games User Research SIG Discord Server!

Check out the IGDA Games User Research SIG community on Discord – hang out with 2949 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Ideaplatz @ideaplatz.com · 23/03/2026

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...

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."

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Dr. Rachel Kowert @drkowert.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

If you are interested in joining the DLC Leadership Program, click the link below and "sign up for updates". Cohorts will be capped at 100, and we can only take 3 cohorts a year! ✨ share.google/FYi2aSPOX0Jz...

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Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

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

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✨️Whitney✨️ @brightwhitney.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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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Amber! @ambrowskii.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

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!!

A Black femme wearing tinted glasses, a purple jacket, a Keith Harring sweatshirt, short black curled hair, and black backpack straps smiles wide while holding up a purple and white GDC lanyard pass, while standing in front of a large windowed building.

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Star Victoria Power | Slide20XX @slide20xx.com · 25/03/2025

Let’s keep rockin’ -Star oh and btw - this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

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Two friends playfully flex their muscles in a sunny park, posing confidently in front of city buildings. One wears a colorful jacket over a graphic T-shirt and white pants, while the other sports a casual brown jacket, jeans, and holds a beverage, both looking off into the distance with determination

In the foreground, a close-up of a hand showing off a bracelet with a cute charm. In the background, three friends are seated on a large rock in an urban park, chatting and enjoying the sunny day surrounded by greenery and city buildings.

Two people posing confidently outside a contemporary building. One wears a vibrant purple and gold-patterned jacket, black pants, and white boots, leaning slightly with hands clasped. The other sports a distinctive, futuristic costume with a mask, red goggles, layered clothes, and a leg brace.

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Elizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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!)

Zelle has her hair in a braid, has on maroon glasses, and is wearing a blue cloak and plastic armor. She is in front of full bookshelves.

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Jaime Ugarte @jaimeugarte.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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! www.artstation.com/jaimeugarte www.jaimeugarte.com www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeugar...

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 09/03/2026

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 :'^)

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a photo of me squatting in front of a sega & friends window display with my arms out, absolutely swagged out.

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Slayin' Cee @sloanecerity.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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!

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Jackson Miller @sovietjazz.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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

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Mika (Aru Yuta) @aruyuta.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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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nell @nellraban.com · 09/03/2026

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

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 09/03/2026

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! #gdc #gamedev #ux

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Designing to Minimize Simulation Sickness in VR Games

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Raymond Dosono @rjdos1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike My name is Raymond Dosono! I'm a games user researcher who has worked on games such as Fortnite and the Borderlands series. I'm currently making my own game to gain a better perspective on the challenges and processes that developers engage in, to make a positive impact!

A picture of me holding up the sun rise and drinking coffee.

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 03/03/2026

I am pleased to announce my new company Intended Experience! (intendedexperience.nz) In any endeavour you will have an experience in mind that you want your audience to receive. Work with me to make your Intended Experience the User Experience! #gamedev #ux

This image shows a diagram that has arrows moving from Developer to Intended Experience. That Intended Experience is then filtered through the environment (technology, money, time), and produces the game or product. Then the product goes to the user and their environment which produces the User Experience. In the case of this example the intended experience was a Dinosaur, but the user experience was a chicken. That chicken user experience then is reported to the developer via User Experience Research. They then iterate through the same cycle as above to produce a game/product that has both a dino as the intended experience and the user experience.

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Raymond Dosono @rjdos1.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Finished building a new gunpla and reshelling my broken dslite.

Picture of a reshelled DS Lite and Gunpla model: HG MS-15/H Gyan Hakuji-Packs (Xavier Olivette Custom)

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Dominika Noworolska @dominikanow.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The abstract alone is pure art.

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Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for qualitative research. We hold the position that analytic approaches such as reflexive thematic analysis are human research practices requiring a subjective, positioned, and reflexive researcher and therefore the use of GenAI in such approaches is not methodologically congruent. We additionally reject GenAI for reflexive qualitative approaches on the grounds of social and environmental justice.

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Lissanna @lissanna.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Thank you everyone! Advocating for accessibility is often a hard and emotionally draining job. We often remember the features that got cut and forget the progress we make. The GA Conf awards is an amazing opportunity to celebrate the games and the people who make accessible games possible.

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Lissanna @lissanna.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This is such a huge honor to be recognized for my work and the work of my colleagues on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle & DOOM the Dark Ages! Now I get to spend my first few hours of vacation making sure my dev teams know about the 10 nominations we received. ❤️

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 24/11/2025

I recommend checking out www.gamesur.com & the associated Discord if you want to get into Games UX Research, but I also want to point out that if you are already in the industry (even if you have been there for years) there is still immense value in networking & talking with others in your field!

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Games User Research Community | Shaping Gameplay With User Research

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Laura Levy @BlizzCon! 👾🔬✨ @drlauralevy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Two days shy of my Amaversary, I join my dev brethren in the end of this Amazon Games chapter. What an honor to work with friends that are also colleagues I admire, make some games, & do research that mattered. 15+ yrs in games/tech & ready for the Next Thing! 🧵 www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurale...

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Elizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Colin was a member of my team and an amazing games user research (in addition to just being an awesome person). If you're looking for a kickass mid-to-senior level researcher with loads of experience herding cats to conduct great AAA GUR, hit him up!

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Colin Wheelock @satchamobob.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Hey folks. I was impacted by the layoffs at Amazon today. If you or someone you know is in need of a UX Researcher with multiple years of experience leading or supporting research initiatives, games or otherwise, please DM me or reach out to me on LinkedIIn. www.linkedin.com/in/cdwheelock

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Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

IT IS TIME. My second book, The Game Development Strategy Guide, is now out worldwide. Here it is posing like a boss on the #DesignMattersTokyo stage. Grab it at Amazon, my publisher @rosenfeldmedia.com, or your favorite online bookseller to level up your #gameDev work. Amazon: amzn.to/4go56ln

A copy of The Game Development Strategy Guide poses on the stage of Design Matters Tokyo.

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Raymond Dosono @rjdos1.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

On the credits for Borderlands 4! Congratulations on the launch!

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 19/08/2025

It was a pleasure chatting with Cheryl on lots of different and important topics around #UX strategy in #gamedev (including #ethics of course). Give this podcast a listen, as Cheryl has extensive experience in the game industry and is a great host! ☺️

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Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

IT IS TIME. #EnduringPlay, a #GameDev podcast about making #videogames that don't just survive but thrive, is LIVE with @celiahodent.com! Stream for free on the web at enduringplay.com or your platform of choice - reviews welcome to help us get the word out! New episodes every Tues. through Oct.

Album cover for Season 1 Episode 1 of Enduring Play, a game development podcast hosted by Cheryl Platz. The gold and yellow podcast branding is featured with Celia Hodent as the guest prominently pictured. The episode is titled "Using UX Strategy to Put Players First". Celia is shown as a professional smiling brunette in a purple suit.

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Raymond Dosono @rjdos1.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Post a screenshot of your first 5 Steam purchases and let Bluesky judge you. Open the Steam client, click your name in the top right -> account details -> View purchase history & scroll down. 13 years after buying Borderlands, I worked on the series while at Gearbox Publishing.

First 5 games purchased on Steam:

Jun 26, 2010 - Transformers: War for Cybertron
Dec 31, 2009 - Shattered Horizon
Dec 28, 2009 - Killing Floor
Dec 28, 2009 - Bioshock
Oct 28, 2009 - Borderlands

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 31/07/2025

‘Dopamine simply doesn’t work like that’: an interview with a user experience researcher: aftermath.site/video-games-us...

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

We've just upgraded the Game UI Database to a brand new, super fast server!! You can now enjoy 61,545 screenshots and videos of game UI awesomeness at much faster speeds. *Whooosh!* gameuidatabase.com

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Game UI Database

The ultimate tool for Game UI and Interface designers. Explore over 1,300 games and 55,000 UI screenshots. Browse and filter by category, animation, colour, material, layout, game genre, and more.

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Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

So excited to see my new book The Game Development Strategy Guide hit The Video Game Library’s virtual shelves for the first time. Thank you! Pre-orders are active now - we ship September 16 and the podcast Enduring Play launches August 19! gamedevelopmentstrategyguide.com #gameDev

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Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

My new book The Game Development Strategy Guide is NOW AVAILABLE for pre-order! 15% off at RosenfeldMedia if ordered before launch on September 16. Hear from me and 14 other industry veterans about how to thrive in the shape of the #videoGame #gameDev industry. rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-d...

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The Game Development Strategy Guide | Rosenfeld Media

Some of today’s most popular video games have been on the market for decades, while others barely make it days before disappearing forever. What differentiates the games that survive? This expansive l...

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James Berg @jamesbergcanada.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Unfortunately I've been impacted by this round of Xbox layoffs. I'll miss being part of Team Green, and judging from other folks I'm seeing that also got hit, at least I'm in some fantastic company. So, looking for my next opportunity - more info: www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...

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This week's Xbox RIF has me looking for my next opportunity. | James Berg

This week's Xbox RIF has me looking for my next opportunity. Or possibly to retire to a cabin in the deep woods somewhere. To preempt many friends and colleagues, no, I am not in fact accepting vo...

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 03/07/2025

When layoffs happen the survivor guilt among those that remain (or even other folks at other companies hearing about layoffs) can be intense So if you are a manager who survives a layoff or notices the distress in your team at the news of a layoff elsewhere what can you do to help?

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Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I hate that this is needed again, but here’s my post about approaches for breaking OUT of the video game industry. It’s not a one way street, and in many ways you will come back stronger for the cross training. But I’m sorry you have to consider it. #gamedev cherylplatz.medium.com/breaking-out...

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Breaking OUT of the Video Game Industry

This article is written with a focus on the video game industry, but many of the lessons can be applied to career switches between other industries as well. In response to my post last week regarding…

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Colin Wheelock @satchamobob.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Re: that Kojima article people are reading as dunking on playtesting: 1. The goal of playtesting is to assess validation of design intentions. 2. Playtesting is one of several methods used to collect feedback on a game and does not invalidate stuff like usability or accessibility feedback.

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Raymond Dosono @rjdos1.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I usually go with display setting and turn off motion blur. Then check subtitles and adjust audio.

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 04/03/2025

I have a mid level User Experience Researcher role open on my team! We are looking for someone with excellent UX Research skills combined with a passion for, and knowledge of, games and the game industry in general. Get more details and apply here: www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/c...

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Join Epic Games Today! See Our Latest Career and Job Opportunities.

Visit Epic Games Careers to see the latest jobs and employment opportunities. Join an exciting team pushing the limits in gaming and interactive entertainment.

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Mila Pavlin - Accessibility Game Dev @missfire.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I was unfortunately impacted by the studio closure today. I appreciate any support or leads and am open to new work.

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 18/12/2024

Games User Experience Research Tip: Setup a peer review system for every report/presentation that goes out *I cannot recommend this more strongly* Peer review is like a UX test for your research + it keeps everyone on the team up to date with what work is going on

This image repeats the text of the post as a card. It is a general UX tip.

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