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Deep Dive: Refreshing the Crusader Kings III tutorial mode through optimized UX

Game Developer

Telemetry data indicated the game's tutorial has a significant impact on retention rates. Here's how UX played a role in improving it.

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5 Dominant UX Design Principles Which Are Here To Stay

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The Origin of UX Design The origin of User Experience (UX) design can be traced back to the 1940s, when Human Factors Engineering, or Ergonomics, emerged. This is when information architecture and interaction design became essential in UX practice. With UX taking centre-stage, could user-centered design be far behind?

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You’ve said before that modern games, even single player, will track player data. What sorts of things are actually logged? What do you think are some of the things players would least expect to be tracked?

Ask a Game Dev

I think most players don't really understand how much tracking we do for UI/UX. A huge amount of effort is spent tracking, analyzing, and interpreting data from the First Time User Experience (aka the FTUE), because we all want players to keep playing and not drop the game after the first few minutes.

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Summer 2025 Game Development Student Internship Roundup, Part 2

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Associate Development Manager Co-op/Internship - Summer 2025 (Sports FC QV) Game Product Manager Intern (Summer 2025) Music Intern EA Sports FC Franchise Activation Intern Associate Character Artist Intern Client Engineer Intern Visual Effects Co-Op Associate Environment Artist Co-Op (Summer 2025) Game Design Intern (Summer 2025) Game Design Co-Op (..)

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

Most importantly, if the game crashes for any reason, the editor does not crash at the same time (which could cause data loss). It has been available in Godot as an add-on for a while now, but there were some difficulties in stability and complex setup due to the complicated data structure.

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Customer Experience Optimization: Enhancing User Journeys on Your Magento Store

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Customer Experience Optimization or UX optimization ensures a business does that and increases customer satisfaction, loyalty, and advocacy. A website's user experience or UX plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Contrary to good UX, a poor user experience can negatively impact a company's reputation and finances.

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Strategies for Optimizing Multiplayer Games in Unity

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Key Components of Multiplayer Games in Unity Networking: Manages data transmission between clients and servers. Optimizing bandwidth usage through data compression and server load balancing is crucial for large-scale multiplayer experiences. Synchronization: Ensures that game states remain consistent across all clients. What worked?

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