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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
