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Better Video Games Through Usability

“Usability is an integral part of software development and has been so for the past 20 years. For one reason or another, usability has not gained similar popularity in game development. This, however, is about to change. Ease of use and optimal user experience are already important in games and will become even more so in the future.” (Author: Sauli Laitinen, Source: Gamasutra)

…take usability into account in game development.

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2 Responses to “Better Video Games Through Usability”

  1. WebWord » Blog Archive » Do Usability Expert Evaluation and Testing Provide Novel and Useful Data For Game Development? Says:
    February 21st, 2006 at 9:36 am

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  2. Tina Anderson Says:
    February 7th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    It’s surprising it took game developers this long to figure out that usability is a very important element for video games. We are just now starting to see the results of increased awareness towards usability in some different games.

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