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