ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
Former Ubisoft UX director Ruwan Fernando breaks down UX design, UI design, and video game accessibility for indie game developers, and why copying other games hurts your UX.Chapters0:00 - The Real Reason Your Game's UX Matters1:30 - From Indie Studio to Ubisoft, Ruwan's Origin Story4:51 - The Biggest Misconceptions About UX in Games9:53 - The UX Blind Spots Every Dev Team Has19:53 - The 5 Questions Every Indie Dev Must Answer30:19 - North Stars, Constraints, and the Cone of Uncertainty40:53 - The Comparison Paradox, Why Copying Other Games Backfires49:45 - Why Accessibility Is Just Good UX1:01:56 - Building the Canadian Game Awards Accessibility Category1:05:30 - Ruwan's Final Advice and Play It ForwardFollow Ruwan Fernando!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruwan-f/Website (Go Boldly): https://goboldly.coMentorship (ADPList): https://adplist.org/mentors/ruwan-fernandoLinks mentioned:The Gamer's Brain by Celia Hodent: https://thegamersbrain.com/Can I Play That (accessibility reviews): https://caniplaythat.com/AbleGamers: https://ablegamers.org/The Calling by BuriedCandy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3830400/The_Calling/Chants of Sennaar: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/Chants_of_Sennaar/WCAG accessibility guidelines: https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/Xbox Accessibility Guidelines: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/accessibility/xbox-accessibility-guidelines/🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES📬 Freaking Cool Indies Newsletter: https://freakingcoolindies.com/FCI_newsletters 🎙️ Hangout on the go:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2doPqk8Q9IKstjLDdSMn9nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaking-cool-indies/id1824774892❤️ CONNECT WITH ME 🕸️ Website: https://freakingcoolindies.com/🐦 Twitter: / https://x.com/F_Cool_Indies🎵 TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@freakingcoolindies💼 LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnone/🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/freakingcoolindies.com
