The Gamer’s Brain, part 3: The UX of Engagement and Immersion (or Retention) – GDC17 talk

Presentation information: The Gamer's Brain Part 3: The UX of Engagement and Immersion from GDC17

This is the last part of my GDC trilogy about the gamer’s brain (how cool is that!). A warm thanks to all of you who liked my previous talks, gave me constructive feedback, and supported me! 🙂

This post is a transcript of my talk with the slides. You can find transcripts of the first two parts of my Gamer’s Brain talks here and here. If you’re interested, you can also check my book. Thank you!

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The Gamer’s Brain, Part 2: UX of Onboarding and Player Engagement (GDC16)

The Gamer's Brain, Part 2: UX of Onboarding and Player Engagement (GDC16)

These are the slides from my GDC 2016 presentation. This session is meant as a follow-up to my GDC 2015 talk about How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Design (hence, “part 2”). Since it seemed to generate interest, I wanted to do a deeper dive on one of the critical aspects of a game’s user experience: the UX of onboarding and player engagement. You can watch the video of this presentation here.

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