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Making a good game great. Improving UI design through a technical communication lens. Driving Questions. What elements make up a “bad” User Interface? How can these “bad” elements be improved? How can the skills of technical communicators contribute to UI and video game design?. Importance.
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Making a good game great Improving UI design through a technical communication lens
Driving Questions What elements make up a “bad” User Interface? How can these “bad” elements be improved? How can the skills of technical communicators contribute to UI and video game design?
Importance Video game industry has evolved rapidly in a short amount of time. Call for more interactive/visually appealing technical documentation. • Understanding video games & UI design can assist with this
Eve Online “Spreadsheets in space.” Video Introduction to EVE Online: Odyssey 500,000 subscribers 18,000 subscribers logged in on average = 4% 30,000 simultaneous players (peak) = 6%
Vision “Programmers program. Designers design. Technical communicators communicate.”